1Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

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COMMUNITY

A look back at photos and cartoons from 2014

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OBITUARIES 4

OPINION 6

EDUCATION 8

A & E 9

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CALENDAR 18

CLASSIFIEDS 19

PUBLIC NOTICES 21

SPORTS 24

Ronald J. Okrie, WoodstockMary Ann Wieburg, Burlington, Wis.Shirley Ilene Leanna, Palmyra, Wis.

“It’s a nice old town with a railroad.”

Terry Norton, page 9

92-year-old Rita Rice retires after 33 years at Wonder Foods

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Barn fire kills dozens of horsesAn extra-alarm blaze at a farm on Mount �a-

bor Road left 32 horses dead Nov. 22.�irty units responded to the late-night fire at

the equestrian facility in unincorporated McHenry County, between Crystal Lake and Woodstock. �e facility lost a two-story barn and one-story stable to the flames. An office and an indoor riding arena were spared.

Five horses survived, and no people were hurt in

the fire. Preliminary estimates placed damage costs at more than $1 million.

Members of the public helped to organize fund-raisers and other help for people — and animals — impacted by the blaze, including members of the Hooved Animal Humane Society, who responded to the scene of the fire to provide for the five sur-viving horses. Children at Woodstock’s Prairiewood Elementary School hosted a fundraiser of their own.

�e facility, which once housed a horse that ap-peared as Silver in the 2013 film “�e Lone Ranger,” is owned by Amber Bauman. A firefighter sprays down a blaze at an equestrian facility Nov. 22.

PHOTO: ALEX VUCHA

Local chef wins reality showChef Scott Commings won season 12 of

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a reality television show hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay that pits cooks from across the country against each other in a high-stress cooking competition.

Commings was the guest of honor at a view-ing party at Main Street PourHouse July 24, where hundreds of friends, relatives and fans of the Fox series gathered to watch him defeat Chi-cago’s Jason Zepaltas in the season finale.

Commings had been the executive chef at Woodstock’s Loyola University Chicago Retreat and Ecology Campus, but his victory meant he earned a job working in Las Vegas at one of Ramsay’s restaurants, an offer he accepted.

Brown Printing closesBrown Printing Company, one

of the largest employers in Woodstock, shut down its presses in September.

�e closure of the commercial printer, housed in a 500,000-square-foot facility on McConnell Road, meant about 550 jobs were lost in Woodstock, although parent com-pany Quad/Graphics offered some

employees positions at its other lo-cations. Brown had been acquired as part of a $100-million deal with Wis-consin-based Quad/Graphics about a month before workers in Wood-stock were told on June 18 that their factory would close.

Earlier in the year, Brown laid off about 80 employees, but Cort Carl-son, Woodstock’s director of com-munity and economic development, said the closure came as a shock.

“We met with Brown Printing as

a development retention visit ear-lier this winter, prior to Quad buying them, and things were going very well,” Carlson said. “�ere was no indication that there would be any change of business.”

Brown’s closure left Woodstock, once home to producers of high-profile magazines and catalogues, without any major printers. In 2013, D.B. Hess, another commercial printer located next door to Brown, closed its doors.

Brown Printing was purchased by Quad/Graphics shortly before it was shut down. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

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District 200 hires new superintendentWoodstock School District 200

found a new superintendent

in Mike Moan, a

Woodstock na-

tive and graduate

of Woodstock High

School whose selec-

tion was announced

in February.

Moan had served

as chief academic

officer at Huntley

School District 158

for three years prior

to landing the top

job in Woodstock. He replaced Ellyn

Wrzeski, who retired after 13 years.

Moan was chosen from a field of

about 60 applicants. �is was narrowed

down to a final three, all of whom par-

ticipated in a series of public forums in

January before the school board’s final

decision was made.

Moan is a member of the WHS class

of 1991.

“It’s a dream come true to come back

to a district that gave me so much,” he

said after he was hired.

MikeMoan

Courthouse put up for sale, repairs continueBidding to take over owner-

ship of the city of Wood-

stock’s Old Courthouse and Sher-

iff’s House on the Square opened in

January and closed in May, garner-

ing two formal bids in the process.

One, from Texas-based William-

son County Investments, came in

at a symbolic $1 and would turn

much of the property into residen-

tial space. �e second, a $10,000

bid from an owner and investor in

La Petite Creperie & Bistrot, was

aimed at taking over only the Sher-

iff’s House, the building where that

restaurant currently is located.

But there may be something

else on the horizon for the historic

property, which is undergoing a

massive, multimillion-dollar resto-

ration project that was launched by

the city after it received the build-

ings in 2011.

A July meeting saw most of the

City Council express reserva-

tions about selling the property

to either bidder, and one member,

Councilman Mike Turner, was the

first to publicly suggest the city

examine keeping the property for

its own purposes. �e McHenry

County Community Foundation

has put up money to pay for a

study into different potential uses

for the property, and a host of

other possibilities for the build-

ings — among them, establishing a

school or an “incubator” for small

businesses — have been floated by

elected officials and members of

the public alike.

In the meantime, restoration

work continues on the property,

much of which had fallen into utter

disrepair by the time it came into

the hands of the city. In 2014, much

of that work was centered around

the Courthouse’s roof and cupola,

where worse-than-expected dam-

age and a copper upgrade saw the

price tag for those repairs hit the $1

million mark.

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South Street hospital files to end inpatient servicesIn August, Centegra Health System

filed with the Illinois Health Facilities

and Services Review Board to discontinue

inpatient services at Centegra Specialty

Hospital-South Street, 527 W. South St.

�e 100-year-old building had served

as Woodstock Memorial Hospital before

Centegra expanded to a campus on Doty

Road, where most of the services offered

at its South Street facility, including be-

havioral heath care, were set to move.

Hospital administrators said Centegra

would expand treatment at its Doty Road

location by combining areas of clinical

care that had been offered in two separate

locations in Woodstock. �e consolida-

tion is expected to be completed by March

2015.

In July, Centegra closed its maternity

ward in Woodstock, moving its obstetrics

services to Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

Administrators said the move was made

in order to free up space to expand be-

havioral health services at its Doty Road

location.

Centegra has plans to discontinue inpatient services at its South Street facility. The build-ing, formerly Memorial Hospital, has housed a hospital for 100 years. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Dredging begins on Wonder LakeAfter decades of planning — and the oc-

casional controversy — dredging began

on Wonder Lake in June.

�e $3 million project, undertaken by the

Master Property Owners Association and fi-

nanced by taxes collected from a Special Ser-

vice Area, will deepen the lake by removing

sediment through a process called hydraulic

dredging.

�e project had been discussed since the

mid-1960s, but the MPOA actively pursued the

project for about 10 years.

Dredging the lake had been the source of

fierce opposition from a variety of groups, in-

cluding homeowners opposed to the extra tax

brought on by the SSA and people concerned

about the threat of contamination from the

dredge — although the Illinois EPA has ap-

proved the project.

Once completed, the dredging should allow

access to areas of the lake that are nearly inac-

cessible now due to the buildup of sediment, in-

cluding the West Bay near the Nippersink Creek.

�e project is due to be completed by this

spring.SEDOM Center to close, families rallyWhen the Special Educa-

tion District of McHen-

ry County announced it would

close the SEDOM Center, 1200

Claussen Drive, at the end of the

2014-15 school year, some par-

ents of area special-education

students were outraged.

SEDOM officials cited declin-

ing enrollment — the result of

districts opting to teach special-

education students in their own

facilities — as the reason to shut-

ter the school. About 60 students

are enrolled at the SEDOM Cen-

ter, which has a capacity of 150.

But some families of current

and former SEDOM Center stu-

dents say mainstream schools

are ill-equipped to handle the

needs of many disabled children.

An online petition started by

Antioch’s Chuck Erickson gar-

nered more than 1,500 signa-

tures, while a rally following a

SEDOM executive board meet-

ing in October attracted the

support of dozens.

Despite the protests, the

school still is expected to close

at the end of the school year. SE-

DOM will continue to offer ser-

vices in area schools.

8 candidates to square off in City Council raceEight people filed in November to run

for three seats on the Woodstock

City Council — a big change from the last

council election in 2013, when just three

candidates ran for three spots and the po-

sition of mayor went unopposed.

Incumbents Maureen Larson and Mark

Saladin will face challengers Daniel Le-

manski, Don Frick, Gregory Hanson, Scott

Gessert, Robert Beardsley and Dan Hart in

the spring 2015 election.

Incumbent Julie Dillon, who has served

on the council since 2005, is not seeking

re-election.

Lake manager Randy Stowe stands in front of a basin collecting water from Wonder Lake’s dredging project. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

Unity hosts town’s first legal same-sex marriage

Shortly after Illinois legal-

ized same-sex marriage,

Unity Spiritual Center played

host to the first same-sex wed-

ding ceremony in Woodstock to

be recognized by the state.

Dave Carlson and Tony Roto-

lante were married June 7 at the

church on Calhoun Street, sur-

rounded by dozens of friends

and family members. �e North

Barrington couple are members

of the Woodstock congregation.

“We never thought this day

would happen in our lifetimes,”

Carlson said.

Illinois’ law legalizing same-

sex marriage took effect June

1. At the time, it was one of 19

states and the District of Colum-

bia to recognize the unions; that

number has jumped to 35 states

in the intervening months. Ac-

cording to the McHenry County

Clerk’s Office, 25 same-sex cou-

ples were issued marriage li-

censes or had their civil unions

converted to marriages in the

first week following the law’s

enactment.

Dave Carlson and Tony Rotolante were married at Unity Spiritual Center June 7. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

SEDOM Center supporters stage a rally outside the school in October. INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO

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Library offers free FAFSA workshop

The Illinois Student Assistance Com-mission will be presenting free FAFSA completion workshops at the Woodstock Public Library, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon-day, Jan. 5.

Participants must bring their Social Se-curity number, alien registration number, drivers license, 2012 or 2011 tax return with W-2 forms, bank statements and any asset information.

Paper forms can be filled out during the event and taken home to complete online, or attendees may bring their own laptops to complete the FAFSA online dur-ing the workshop.

Registration is not required for this program, and attendees are welcome to drop in for assistance anytime during the workshop.

Rudolph display continues through Jan. 9 at historical society

The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum is celebrating the 75th anni-versary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein-deer’s birth, courtesy of author Robert L. May, and the 50th anniversary of the air-ing of the Rankin/Bass television special with a memorabilia display.

The display is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, now through Jan. 9, with the exception of Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. To schedule a special view-ing, contact the museum at 815-923-2267.

The exhibit features everything from irons to shirts, blankets to furniture, a magnetic dartboard and a West German metal top. Visitors also can view a rare papier-mache Rudolph head, furniture, a wooden riding stick and a rare children’s ride.

For a donation to the Society, visitors can take a picture seated on or standing by a motorized, vintage Rudolph, coin-operated ride.

» YEAR IN REVIEW

2014 obituariesObituaries for the following people ap-

peared in The Woodstock Independent in 2014:Ronald J. Okrie, WoodstockMary Ann Wieberg, Burlington, Wis.Chad Winter, Woodstock Lawrence James “Feez” Feezel, WoodstockJerome Lee “Jerry” Bough, HebronThe Rev. Roger H. Olson, WoodstockCharlotte Jurgensen Seel, WoodstockJohn E. Ray, WoodstockRalph Riley Obenchain Jr., WoodstockErnest W. Kautz, RichmondRonald J. Freund, Wonder LakeWilliam Earl Wharton, WoodstockWencl J. Dostal, Owatonna, Minn.June M. Noel, WoodstockLinda M. Lundborg, Crystal LakeUna “Lee” Patton, St. CharlesLois G. Egan, WoodstockLeon Joseph LeBaron, WoodstockShirley E. Harper, HuntleyPhilip R. Deskis, Pegram, Tenn.Jessica Marie Avila, WoodstockGracia Elizabeth Gutel Beck, WoodstockJean Frances Cooney, WoodstockMaryann H. Winkelman, WoodstockArthur Gordon Marugg, WoodstockTasha N. Pina, WoodstockDavid W. Cole, WoodstockWilliam “Bill” Henry Vinehout Jr., WoodstockGerald L. Beckus, WoodstockEleanor Wilkens, WoodstockBrigid Anna Buzzard, WoodstockCathleen Ann (Wittevrongel) Hall, WoodstockPatricia J. Tinkey, WoodstockRichard F. Nevsimal, WoodstockJames O’Leary, formerly of WoodstockJohn E. Nihan, WoodstockBruce Orr, Harwood HeightsHelen A. Sherman, WoodstockKaren M. Hoyt, WoodstockMary Lorraine Boehmer, WoodstockJean Ann Brown, RockfordLinda L. Sankey, WoodstockAudrey Frances (Menzel) Haager, WoodstockDr. Kathleen “KC” Casteel, Madeira Beach, Fla.Kenneth John Bohn, formerly of WoodstockSidney M. Edinger, WoodstockShirley Stolzke, WoodstockLynne Anderson, WoodstockKathryn Joyce McCormack, HarvardClare Gabrielson, WoodstockMarjorie M. Hansen, WoodstockMichelle A. Nordlof, ChicagoMartin Korving, WoodstockEdwin Charles Corra, McHenryBessie Jean Hames, Wonder LakeLeah Emma MacDonald, Woodstock

Barbara J. Hansing, Woodstock Herbert H. Kemp Jr., Fort Myers, Fla.Rosa Pfab Kubitzki, Wonder LakeMarguerite Sara Kaufman, WoodstockSylvia Fagala, WoodstockHarvey M. Schneider, Clemmons, N.C.Christopher R. Schauer, WoodstockLester E. Key, Wonder LakeJames H. Bangiorno Sr., WoodstockJessie E. Kaun, Ashland, Wis.Sandra K. Terlikowski, WoodstockHildegard B. Munguia Ortmann, Wonder LakeMarjorie Jean Barrett, formerly of WoodstockGeorge Erber, Woodstock Elmer T. Harmon, ElginLeo L. Tibbitts, Sr., WoodstockCharles E. O’Leary, WoodstockFlorence LaVonne Hoyt, Woodstock Alice Mae Wilcox, WoodstockRosemary T. Azzaro, Sun City, Ariz.Donald James Koehler, PekinEva Elizabeth Hamann, WoodstockRoman F. “Ray” Stygar, Crystal LakeOlive M. Frame, WoodstockCharlene Fern Zimmer Ulanowski, Woodstock Jeanne Louise Thomfohrda, Chisago City, Minn.Doris A. Zank, WoodstockMarilyn A. Winton, WoodstockNina Elizabeth (Betty) Dimond, WoodstockGordon Carter Gran, Wonder LakePhilip P. Meyer, Wonder LakeHelen Tannus Parnaby, RockfordTige Charles Schmeer, Borrego Springs, Calif.James Robert MacGilvray, WoodstockElisabeth “Lisa” D. Kelly, WoodstockLeona M. Moritz, WoodstockRosemary C. Evanoff, WoodstockEdward Wallace Lucke Sr., Woodstock Maurice R. Harrison, WoodstockMargery “Marge” O’Hara, WoodstockFrank J. Schmuck, WoodstockGertrude E. “Kay” Diederich, Wonder LakeCynthia A. Thomfohrda, WoodstockBJ Jones, WoodstockPhyllis Marie Burba, Woodstock Patricia A. Nelson, WoodstockMary Louise Figard, WoodstockMay-June Curtis, WoodstockLloyd James Hoover, Wonder LakeAllan Lee Busse, Albuquerque, N.M.Phillip D. Meier, WoodstockNancy Kathleen Dunnett, WoodstockMaria De Zamorano, WoodstockSydna A. Becker, Vero Beach, Fla.Doris L. Taylor, WoodstockMercedes Paulsen, PeoriaRichard John “Dick” Barthuly, Wonder LakeDavid Allen Seisser Sr., Moberly, Mo.Rick A. Sorensen, Baraboo, Wis.Joseph J. Kosirowski, WoodstockMargaret Ann Sherman, Wonder LakeJerry Wilcox, WoodstockGordon Patrick Bauer, Wonder Lake

LaVerne D. Young, WoodstockHarriet Wilson, Wonder LakeJose Isabel Flores Diaz, WoodstockQuinn G. Gieseke, WoodstockIrene F. Gorski, Wonder LakeRussell Edward Pemble, WoodstockMabel Harwood, WoodstockEugene L. “Geno’ Schuler, HarvardDeanna Lee Steinmetz, Westby, Wis.Frances L. Behrens, HebronBeverly A. Vanagas, WoodstockEdna C. Adamski, WoodstockDonald C. Sturm, D.D.S, Wonder LakeJill C. Anderson-Schnulle, WoodstockDale K. Silker, Machesney ParkPenny L. Hefner, WoodstockGeorge W. Rose Jr., WoodstockEvelyn M. Kirkpatrick, WoodstockThe Rev. Delbert Frank Shinabarger, WoodstockMaureen “Mo” Downes Sigman, Woodstock, Ga.Daniel P. Sheahan Jr., WoodstockViolet D. Haimbaugh, MarengoAndrew J. Widzisz, WoodstockLois M. DeWane, WoodstockAndrew C. Vadnais, Grass Valley, Calif.Jeffrie Lee Whiting, Cherry ValleyMargaret “Cele” Perry, Spring GroveOliver “Bud” Garrison, WoodstockCole “CJ” “Coach J” Burton Johansen, Cedar Rapids, IowaRichard Morelli Pace, WoodstockNancy (Murray) Thomas, Lakeland, Fla.Barbara Susan Scibetta, WoodstockCarolina P. Flood, WoodstockMichael W. Wurtz, WoodstockMary L. Collins, Madison, Wis.Lawrence C. Dhom, WoodstockTheresa Jakubowski, Reno, Nev.David L. “Rat” Turcotte Jr., WoodstockJoseph C. Vanskike, WoodstockBernard F. Kisly Jr., Altmar, N.Y.Della V. Retzke, WoodstockDoris Marie Graikowski, WoodstockRae M. Miller, MarengoMayland D. Flood, WoodstockJessie M. Winkelman, WoodstockWanda S. Kiefer, WoodstockLeonard D. Sosinski, WoodstockLorna Mae Stull, WoodstockLeonard D. “Dude” O’Leary, WoodstockBarbara Ann Svenningsen, Crystal LakeLucille A. Wolf, WoodstockCharlotte Sobczyk, WoodstockRalph G. Hartmann, 85, Sister Bay, Wis.John J. Grasser Sr., WoodstockWarren Arley Hager, WoodstockAgnes Hinderlider, WoodstockSanto L. Ruggero, M.D., Wonder LakeDoris L. Andrews, Wonder LakeEdward P. Schroeder, Crystal LakeRobert Edward Rhead, WoodstockMarian L. Engstrom, WoodstockPatricia “Trixie” Snelton, Bull Valley

Three charged in recent burglaries

By EMMA KRUPPThe Independent

A Woodstock man and two juveniles

were arrested Dec. 15 in connection with

two residential burglaries that occurred

in the early morning hours of Dec. 15, and

Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen

said authorities think another theft in the

area might also be tied to those charged.

Frank J. Schoen, 18, was charged with

one count of felony burglary and one

count of felony theft over $500 after al-

legedly targeting homes in the 1600 block

of Woodside Drive and the 1700 block of

Sebastian Drive, police said.

Schoen also was charged with resist-

ing a peace officer, a misdemeanor, after

allegedly resisting arrest when police of-

ficers tried to take him into custody. Of-

ficials said they expect additional charges

to be filed against Schoen.

Two juveniles, ages 16 and 17 years

old, also were taken into custody after

being linked to the burglaries. Each was

charged with felony residential burglary,

felony burglary and two counts of felony

theft over $500.

�e home on Woodside Drive was

found to have been burglarized, while

the home on Sebastian Drive was found

to have been the target of an attempted

burglary, police said. Several items were

discovered missing from the Woodside

Drive residence, including electronics,

cash, a purse and a wallet.

Both thefts occurred overnight, and

both residences were occupied during

the incidents.

Police say other burglary is linked Lowen said the theft of designer shoes

from an unattached garage at a residence

in the 700 block of Olsen Street is thought

to be related to the two initial burglaries.

Approximately fifteen pairs were report-

ed stolen Dec. 15.

Schoen has been released from cus-

tody at the McHenry County Adult Cor-

rectional Facility. �e juveniles, who also

were charged Dec. 15 with misdemeanor

retail theft for allegedly shoplifting toy

pistols from Walmart, were detained and

will remain in custody at the Kane Coun-

ty Juvenile Justice Center in St. Charles

until Jan. 5.

By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent

At least one write-in candidate

will round out the slate of con-

tenders for the Woodstock School

District 200 Board of Education.

Just three people, Russell Go-

erlitz, David Shinherr and Wil-

liam Nattress — all of whom are

incumbents — filed paperwork to

appear on the ballot for the up-

coming school board election,

according to the McHenry Coun-

ty Clerk’s Office.

But a fourth challenger, Jerry

Miceli, said he intends to mount

a write-in campaign to take the

last available slot.

“I’ve been in education for 25

years, and I’ve lived in Wood-

stock for 25 years, and I want to

give back to the community,”

said Miceli, a former Northwood

Middle School teacher who now

teaches at Vernon Hills High

School.

Although he didn’t make the

cutoff date to appear on the bal-

lot, Miceli said he plans to file

paperwork this week to be a

write-in candidate.

Longtime board member Rob-

ert Birchfield, who was first elect-

ed to the board in 1995, is not

seeking reelection.

�e terms of members Go-

erlitz, Birchfield, Nattress and

Shinherr all expire in 2015.

Nattress, who is running for a

two-year term, was first appoint-

ed to the board following the

resignation of Katherine Lech-

ner, who moved outside district

boundaries and was therefore in-

eligible to hold the office.

�e other candidates are seek-

ing four-year terms.

In 2013, the last time District

200 school board seats were up

for grabs, seven candidates ran

for five spots, including an un-

contested two-year term won by

Shinherr.

�e board’s remaining mem-

bers — Camille Goodwin, Paul

Meyer and Carl Gilmore — will

see their terms expire in 2017.

�e consolidated election is

Tuesday, April 7.

Jerry Miceli will run write-in campaign for school board, longtime board member Robert Birchfield will not seek re-election

IN BRIEF

5Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTNEWS

POLICE BLOTTER

Any charges are merely accusations, and de-fendants or suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

OBITUARIES

Mary Ann WiebergMary Ann Wieberg, 86, Burlington,

Wis., died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at Geneva Lake Manor.

She was born May 4, 1928, to Clar-ence and Opal (Mc-Cann) Dickman in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Her early life was spent in Lake Geneva and Delavan. She at-tended and graduat-ed from Delavan High School.

On May 24, 1947, she married Arnold Wieberg.

Following their mar-riage they resided in Zenda, Wis., before moving to Wood-stock in 1951. They lived in Woodstock for more than 40 years before moving to Burlington.

She worked at Montgomery Ward as a customer service manager for 24 years. She loved shopping, working on crafts and painting, especially with oil. She had a unique sense of humor that will be missed by her family and friends.

Survivors include numerous cousins, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; and her husband Aug. 13, 2007.

Funeral services were held Dec. 29 at the Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home & Cre-matory, Burlington. Burial was at St. Jo-seph’s Cemetery, Lyons, Wis.

Shirley Ilene LeannaShirley Ilene Leanna, 71, Palmyra,

Wis., died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, in her home surrounded by loved ones, ending her fight against cancer.

She was born in Woodstock to Dorothy and Kenneth Casey.

She graduated from Woodstock Com-munity High School in 1961 and contin-ued to celebrate yearly reunions with her classmates where she found friendship and support.

On Dec. 15, 1962, she married the love of her life, Raymond Leanna Jr., in Maren-go. They moved to Palmyra in 1965.

She ran the office for Ray Leanna Con-struction for 40 years. Anyone who knew her knew she was an impeccable book-keeper. Her checkbook was balanced to the penny, and if it wasn’t, she was going to find out why. She also enjoyed scrap-booking, sewing and quilting and passed her love of these hobbies on to her grand-kids. She treasured her monthly Janome Sewing Club with the ladies at Kari’s Sew Unique. She also was a proud Red Hat Lady for many years.

She loved spending time at their cabin on Lake Puckaway, watching the water while Ray fished. She loved crocheting and would sit on the deck by the water and crochet for hours. For the past three years, since receiving her diagnosis, she has crocheted more than 35 prayer shawls for her fellow cancer patients. She had a passion for genealogy and traced her Casey-family roots back to the Revolu-tionary War.

She loved her grandchildren and was always very proud of them and their ac-complishments. She led by example and taught them all how to be hard-working, loving, giving people. She encouraged them to learn to golf and came to all of

their school and sporting events. Ray and Shirley were married for 52

years and nine days. During that time, Ray gave her everything her heart de-sired, from a house in the woods where they could watch the deer, turkeys, squir-rels and birds, to a cabin on the lake where they could watch the water.

Survivors include: her husband; three children, Randy (Anne) Leanna, Eagle, Wis., Sheri (Mike) Peardon, Palmyra, and Mary (Rob) Hollenberger, Palmyra; seven grandchildren, Benjamin, Jessica, Gabrielle, Mikayla, Ella and Alena, all of Palmyra, and Megan, Eagle; two sis-ters, Sandra (Steve) Pierce, Huntley, and Deborah (Gary) Noonan, Sharon, Wis.; a sister-in-law Karen Magnuson, Chetek, Wis.; two nieces; and six nephews.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents.

Visitation and a memorial service were held Dec. 27 at the Haase-Lockwood fu-neral Home, Palmyra.

Ronald J. OkrieRonald J. Okrie, 79, Woodstock, died

Sunday, Dec, 21, 2014, at JourneyCare-Woodstock.

He was born July 10, 1935, to Anthony and Mae (Kara) Okrie in Chicago.

On Oct. 27, 1956, he married Veroni-ca Papp in Berwyn.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958.

He and his wife owned and operated the Edgetown Bowling Alley in Wood-stock from 1968 until retiring in 2001. He also served as secretary of the McHenry County Bowling Association.

After retirement, he spent a great deal of time at their cottage in New Lisbon, Wis., where he made many new and good friends. Being an all-around handy-man who could fix anything, he would al-ways be lending a hand to his friends and neighbors. While in Wisconsin, he could be found on the lake in his pontoon boat or traveling around in his precious Green Bay Packer golf cart.

He was a member of the Woodstock Moose, a founding member of the Wood-stock Rotary Club, a past member of the Woodstock Country Club, an avid Packer fan and Sox fan. He was known to be par-tial to the Cadillac. He had many good friends and will be missed.

Survivors include his wife; two daugh-ters, Rhonda (Dick) Polizzi and Kathy (Larry) Kersten; three grandchildren, Tony (Jen) Polizzi, Jeremy (Amanda Almodova) Polizzi and Ryan Polizzi; a great-grand-son, Landon Polizzi; and two brothers, Robert (Marion) Okrie and Ralph (Gayle) Okrie.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents.

Visitation and funeral were Dec. 27 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Fu-neral Home.

Mary Ann Wieberg

Average gas price

$2.21 /GAL.

Reflects average price of regular unleaded gasoline at Woodstock gas stations the morning of Dec. 29.

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STREET SMARTS

In Woodstock, parking is banned on downtown streets after 11 p.m. after a 3-inch snowfall.

Vehicles left on the streets will be towed. On all other city streets anytime after a 3-inch snowfall, vehicles parked on streets may be ticketed.

There are no parking bans due to snow in downtown public parking lots. Lots may be closed temporarily to clear excess snow. However, vehicle-parking in any of the downtown lots cannot ex-ceed any 24-hour period.

Patrick D. Mertz, 22, 301 Tanager Drive, Woodstock, was charged Dec. 4 with two counts of domestic battery and criminal damage to property at his home. Mertz was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond and court date are to be set.

Kevin Benjamin Pollack, 27, 453 Ra-phael Ave., Buffalo Grove, was charged Dec. 6 with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over, improper lane usage, uninsured motor vehicle and failure to use a turn signal at Highway 14 and Lakeshore Drive. Pollack posted $100 and his driver’s license as bond. Court date was set for Jan. 8.

Miranda A. Sanzi, 20, 304 Locust Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Dec. 6 with retail theft at 1275 Lake Ave. Sanzi posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Jan. 15.

Alan Rezso Bellon, 20, 201 E. Church St., Woodstock, was charged Dec. 6 with retail theft at 1275 Lake Ave. Bellon posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Jan. 15.

Maximino Pliego-Vergara, 45, 212 E. Calhoun St., Woodstock, was charged Dec. 6 with driving under the influence, no driver’s license and parking complaints at South Jefferson and Fremont streets. Pliego-Vergara was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $3,000. Court date was set for Jan. 22.

A Woodstock-area juvenile, 17, was charged Dec. 7 with retail theft at 330 N. Eastwood Drive. The juvenile was re-leased to parents. Bond and court date are to be set.

A Woodstock-area juvenile, 16, was charged Dec. 7 with retail theft at 330 N. Eastwood Drive. The juvenile was re-leased to parents. Bond and court date are to be set.

Jacquelyn K. Martys, 23, 1012 Cas-tleshire Drive, was charged Dec. 7 with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over and driving while license suspended at Smith and Brown streets. Martys posted $300 bond. Court date was

set for Jan. 8. Anthony Thomas Lemke, 19, 827

Washington St., Woodstock, was charged Dec. 8 with attempted burglary at 450 S. Eastwood Drive. Lemke was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond and court date are to be set.

A Skokie-area juvenile, 16, was charged Dec. 8 with two counts of bur-glary, two counts of forgery and two counts of theft at 1275 Lake Ave. The juvenile was released to parents. Bond and court date are to be set.

A Skokie-area juvenile, 14, was charged Dec. 8 with two counts of burglary, two counts of forgery and two counts of theft at 1275 Lake Ave. The juvenile was re-leased to parents. Bond and court date are to be set.

Deonte J. Jones, 20, 100 N. Semi-nary Ave., Woodstock, was charged Dec. 10 with burglary, theft, criminal damage to property and resisting a police officer at 780 S. Eastwood Drive. Jones was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Of-fice. Bond was set at $25,000. Court date was set for Dec. 16.

A Woodstock-area juvenile, 17, was charged Dec. 19 with burglary, retail theft, criminal damage to property and theft at 780 S. Eastwood Drive. The juvenile was released to parents. Bond and court date are to be set.

Joshua J. Andrea, 26, 2830 Briarcliff Lane, Lake in the Hills, was charged Dec. 11 with possession of cannabis, speeding and uninsured motor vehicle at Route 47 and Hercules Road. Andrea posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Jan. 22.

Brianna M. Wrucke, 20, 324 Wash-burn St., Woodstock, was charged Dec. 12 with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis in the 900 block of North Madison Street. Wrucke posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Jan. 8.

Johnathan Martinex, 21, 1481 W. Erie St., Chicago, was charged Dec. 13 with possession of drug paraphernalia at 212 Meadow Ave. Martinex posted $150

bond. Court date was set for Jan. 2. Breania M. Wilson, 20, 1288 Thom-

as Drive, Woodstock, was arrested Dec. 14 for failure to appear on and outstand-ing warrant from the McHenry County Sherriff’s Office and improper display of registration. Wilson was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date was set for Jan. 15.

Scot Jeffrey Bradley, 29, 1410 Nettie St., Belvidere, was charged Dec. 14 with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over and improper lane usage. Bradley posted $100 and his driver’s license as bond. Court date was set for Jan. 15.

Obituary policy: Many newspapers now charge for obituaries. As a service to the community, The Woodstock Independent publishes obituaries, including photos, free. Obituaries, however, should conform to our style. Details about the deceased’s person life are encouraged but may be edited for length. Deadline for obituaries is noon Monday. Send them to pr@thewoodstock-independent.com.

6 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015

OpinionCHERYL WORMLEYPublisher, Co-OwnerPAUL WORMLEY

Co-OwnerKATELYN STANEKManaging Editor

THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

Woodstock, IL 1987

THE EDITORIAL BOARDCheryl Wormley Katelyn Stanek Jay SchulzSandy Kucharski

Just one resolution: Have a safe and happy New Year

New Year’s Day is just one box on a roll-ing calendar, but that doesn’t stop it from evoking thoughts of a blank slate, of start-ing over, of being �e Day to take on new challenges.

People spend a lot of energy this time of year resolving, rectifying, pledging, amend-ing, guaranteeing, vowing, promising and committing to one thing or another — to everything from finishing novels to sticking to an exercise regimen.

And that’s a good thing. It’s just a shame it has to come during the holiday season.

�at’s why we’re making this week resolution-free. You’re welcome to join us, if you’d like.

Coming on the heels of cross-country trips, last-minute gift purchases, family feasts, late-night parties and all the rest of it, it seems silly to resolve to do or be just about anything this week.

To be sure, there will be plenty of time, in these pages and in the wider world, to pledge to be one thing or another and to ask others to do the same. �at’s why they invented editorials and letters to the editor, after all.

But this time of year, with the usual pres-sures of life coming up against the stress of the holidays, we say it’s OK to take a break from Jan. 1 oath-taking.

Humorist Mark Twain wrote of New Year’s Day, “Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week, you can begin paving hell with them as usual.”

Maybe Twain was a pessimist, maybe he was a realist, or maybe he was just particu-larly awful at keeping his own resolutions. In any event, we think he was probably onto something.

So for now, we’ll resolve to do only one thing, and we’ll ask the same from you: Have a safe and happy New Year.

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» OUR VIEW

Townships: High efficiencies, lower costs? Not really

�e township lobby organiza-tion machine, Township Officials of Illinois, located in Springfield, and their minions, promote out-dated and redundant townships as a unit of government provid-ing services at high efficiencies and lower costs.

Really? Nothing could be fur-ther from the truth.

Here’s a birds-eye view of McHenry Township with its Pris-tine McMansions, sitting on 50 acres of prime farm land that has an estimated value of $1,250,000, and their abundance of employ-ees with bloated salaries and

benefits.McHenry Township has build-

ings insured for $11,640,200 and contents insured for $645,395. �e following is a list of ma-jor buildings and their values: road district garage, $4,233,200; town hall, $3,041,200; recreation center, $1,297,800; parks garage, $489,500; salt dome and con-veyer, $450,000; food pantry, $345,900; field house, $214,700; and recycling building, $136,900; all built without referendum ap-proval. �e township also has a $78,100 restroom and a $92,100 snow shelter insured.

McHenry Township home owners pay a high property tax to support eight paid township elected officials, with benefits,

and 38 employees’ salary, health insurance, retirement, vacation time, 10 paid holidays, three per-sonal days and other perks.

McHenry Township Road Dis-tricts’ permanent hard road fund, one of their two funds, spends more on salaries and benefits than it does on their roads.

In 2013, $832,081 (52 percent) was spent on salaries and ben-efits as opposed to $761,202 on roads. One employee has a base salary of $44,000, received $30,000 in overtime pay and paid benefits of $29,600. Above union scale?

Townships: abolish/consoli-date?

Bob Anderson,Wonder Lake

» YOUR VIEW

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.”

— T.S. Eliot

QUOTABLE

Christmas tree collectionsCity of Woodstock residents wishing to dispose of their

natural Christmas trees can put them on the parkway – the area between the street and the sidewalk – by 7 a.m. from Friday, Jan. 2, to Monday, Jan. 26. The city of Woodstock Public Works staff will pick up the trees the same days as usual garbage collection.

Trees should be stripped of all ornaments, tinsel, lights, decorations, nails, bags, stands, etc.

Roping, wreaths and other greens, held together with

wire, may be put out for pick up by the city’s contracted refuse disposal company.

McHenry County residents can recycle natural Christ-mas trees by dropping them off at several locations during the month of January. All trees must be free of decorations and ornamentation. Collection sites include: Dorr Town-ship Road District, 12322 Davis Road between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday; and McHenry County Conservation District sites – Glacial Park, Ringwood and Rush Creek. MCCD sites will accept trees until Thursday, Jan. 16.

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�is is �e Independent’s annual year-in-review edition. It’s a tradition started more than 20 years ago that serves several purposes. �e information can be gathered as the year goes along or in advance, so the staff can take much-earned time off to be with their fami-lies. In addition, it is copy for a paper when there isn’t much happening. Christmas week isn’t a very newsy time. �e city council and school board don’t meet, the schools are on winter break, the business community is breathing a sigh of relief, and the entertainment scene is preparing for the New Year.

�e year-in-review edition also has proven to be a quick historical reference for our staff. We often check year-in-review editions to pinpoint when events took place or decisions were made in our community.

Most important, it’s a summary of the year that’s coming to a close. �e edito-rial staff identifies the top news stories. �is edition includes a list of all of the people whose obituaries were published in �e Independent in 2014. It also is our tradition to include several of Jim Pear-son’s best editorial cartoons. �is year, we’ve added a selection of staff photog-rapher Ken Farver’s 2014 photos.

In years past, the year-in-review

paper also included the top 10 sports ac-complishments. �is year, we decided to move them to next week’s paper. �ere is sports news this week, but there won’t be much hap-pening next week with high school sports shut down for the holidays.

�e staff and I hope you find this informative – that you take pride in what’s been accom-plished and are energized to address issues needing light and focus.

Usually, the week between Christmas and New Year’s, I do some looking back, too, making a list of personal and family highlights. �is year, I had something more important to do — taking care of Maggie and Junior, grandpuppy and grandkitten, respectively. �ey belong to our son Ryan’s family of six, who went to Colorado for Christmas.

�e puppy and kitten are young. Maggie is 10 weeks, and Junior, who showed up in the leaves under the family’s dining room window one very cold morning in mid-November, is as-

sumed to be 12 weeks. Maggie joined the family two weeks later. Having a new puppy and kitten at the same time is quite an undertaking, but Ryan and his wife, Gwen, are used to multiples. As many of you know, their oldest three children are triplets, now 12.

However, having a puppy and kitten to care for took a bit of adjusting and learning for two empty nesters – my husband, Jim, and me. Not only have our sons been long gone, we haven’t had a dog or other pet for more than 10 years.

Maggie and Junior did their best to be good guests and to win our hearts – and they succeeded. �ey slept quite a bit, including through the night most of the time – except when Maggie needed to relieve herself about 3 a.m. �ey even played together, if you call wrestling play.

�ough wrestling up several weight classes, Junior won her share of match-es due to her agility and quickness. Of-ten she laid in wait for Maggie to come by and then pounced on her back. Much rolling, mouthing and chasing followed every time.

Fortunately, they enjoyed each other’s toys – two small orange balls, a knotted rope, a rawhide chew, a plush pheasant

and various ribbons, strings and other rolling things they found in the toy room. And each enjoyed her respective treats, which Grandma bought for their benefit and her joy.

Junior is 100 percent litter-box trained. Maggie needed considerable watching and attention to accommodate her toileting needs, but she made prog-ress during the 9-day stay. Or maybe it was Jim and me who improved – be-coming more diligent about watching her and training ourselves to take her outside .

Ryan’s family returned Sunday night and picked up the little ones. Jim and I miss them – but not enough to want pets of our own at this time. Maggie and Junior blessed us while they were with us: we laughed more; talked more; said “no” more often; took walks at least twice a day; were warmly greeted upon arrival at home or just in a room; and had a small body or two anxious to curl up beside us or at our feet whenever we sat down.

As for making my list of 2014 high-lights, one of the 20 will be Maggie and Junior’s visit.

Remembering what happened in 2014» COLUMN

Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Wood-stock Independent.

Declarations

CherylWormley

When the gavel struck on the af-ternoon of Dec. 3, adjourning Illinois’ 98th General Assembly, there was a sense of deflation on the floor of the House of Representatives. Like most Illinoisans, the members of the legis-lature began 2014 under no illusions about the grim state of our state. A budget riddled with waste, public pension systems nearing insolvency, an obsolete tax code, weak economic growth and soaring property taxes – we knew then that we would start the next year with many of the same problems.

However, I have a growing sense of optimism about Illinois’ prospects in 2015. President John F. Kennedy once remarked that “[w]hen written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents ‘danger’ and the other represents ‘opportunity.’” Opportunities to begin improving our state are ripe for the taking.

Last year, the issue overshadow-ing all others was the tax burden that residents and employers must bear. �ank-fully, making Gov. Quinn’s “tempo-rary” income tax hike permanent was roundly rejected by vot-ers and lawmak-ers alike; a plan to divert local funding to Chicago schools was frozen in the House after I led bipartisan opposition that made clear this would come at the price of excessive property tax increases; and proposals to levy new taxes on small-business owners and millions of middle-class Illinoisans were dropped when I refused to support amending the state’s constitution.

From January to May, I co-chaired a committee on tax reform, which took a global view of Illinois’ antiquated policies and proposed several spe-cific recommendations to improve economic growth and job creation in our state. I have since discussed these recommendations with Governor-elect Rauner and look forward to working with him and other legisla-tors to develop a modern tax code that rewards hard work, innovation and helps foster a friendlier business climate in the Land of Lincoln.

Illinoisans’ long-standing dissat-isfaction with our state’s tax poli-cies does not end with our income tax code. Property taxes in Illinois are among the highest in the nation and are a serious drag on economic growth, a problem driven largely by the nearly 7,000 units of government with the authority to tax residents. Last spring, the Local Government Consolidation Commission, which I

chaired, recommended several mea-sures to consolidate a number of local governments in Illinois, one of which became law in August. Further efforts to eliminate duplicative, inefficient and unnecessary service providers will be greatly aided by the resound-ing message sent by taxpayers on Nov. 4.

�e problems Illinois faces are not the result of one or two, or even sev-eral, bad choices. �ey are the legacy of decades of overspending, misman-agement and rash decisions, which will take planning, hard work and compro-mise to resolve. Fiscal landmines still lie ahead, but next year, by working together, regardless of party affilia-tion, and listening to the taxpayers we represent, I am confident that our best days are ahead of us.

Our best days are ahead of us» COLUMN

Jack Franks, D-Marengo, is State Respre-sentative of Illinois’ 63rd District, which in-cludes Woodstock.

Guest Column

Rep. JackFranks

8 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015

EducationCity names nature area in teacher’s honor

By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent

When Woodstock High School teacher

Bill Donato arrived in the Woodstock City

Council chambers Dec. 16, he thought

he was there to help his wife, Elizabeth,

complete some work on behalf of her em-

ployers at Clay Academy.

“My wife conned me,” he said.

Instead, Donato, a longtime environ-

mental science teacher and advocate for

conservation efforts, was at the council

meeting to see the city of Woodstock’s

former Albert/Gerry Street Nature Area

be renamed in his honor by a 7-0 vote.

�e park is located south of South

Street between Tara Drive and Gerry

Street.

“It was really gratifying that [the City

Council] noticed that this place is impor-

tant,” Donato said.

�e William C. Donato Conservation

Area sits just blocks from WHS, where its

new namesake has spent years recruit-

ing students from his classes to clean

up, maintain and explore the public na-

ture area that is home to wetlands and a

plethora of flora and fauna. Donato and

his students have built an observation

deck on the property, constructed signs

near its entrance on Gerry Street, elimi-

nated invasive species and cleared path-

ways for walkers, joggers and nature en-

thusiasts.

“We believe this 25-acre nature area

shines because of Mr. Donato’s steward-

ship,” said Roman Rodriguez, a WHS stu-

dent whose political science class, taught

by John Headley, led the charge to have

property named in Donato’s honor. Ro-

driguez spoke to the council on behalf of

his class.

“We’re truly appreciative of your sig-

nificant dedication to this,” Mayor Brian

Sager told Donato during the meeting.

But Donato, a 29-year veteran of WHS,

said he and his students gain just as much

from the nature area as it gains from

them.

“�ey can read about things in a book,

but actually touching it, feeling it, seeing

it, is way better,” he said. “… �is becomes

a learning laboratory for our classroom.”

Donato said students come to love be-

ing outdoors in the conservation area,

even if it’s just for an afternoon.

“Once they come out, they feel a con-

nection,” he said. “For some, it reminds

them of when they were younger and

just played outside. �at’s something that

school has sort of beaten out of them.”

Some of Donato’s environmental sci-

ence students spent several days over

their winter break maintaining the area.

Among them was Susan Bjork, a WHS se-

nior.

“I think it’s pretty cool,” Bjork said of

the city’s decision to name the property

in her teacher’s honor. “He gets really in-

volved, and he cares a lot.”

At its Dec. 9 meeting, the city’s Parks

and Recreation Commission voted 3-0 in

favor of recommending the council name

the conservation area after Donato.

WHS teacher Bill Donato and WHS senior Susan Bjork remove invasive trees in the conservation area recently renamed in Donato’s honor. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KATELYN STANEK

St. Mary School releases first-quarter honor roll

The following students at St. Mary School were named to the first-quarter honor roll for the 2014-15 school year:

Sixth gradeFirst honors: Maggie Gillaspie, Lauren Hard-

ing, Julia Hogel, Molly Iden, Lauren McNulty, Isabelle Molina, Noah Peterson, Ingrid Reyes, Andrew Steffes, Kathleen Stumpf, Jane Wals-dorf, Joseph Walsdorf and Peter Walsdorf.

Second honors: Carlo Fragante, Jenna Golembiewski, Matthew Kaufmann, Reid Ke-nyon, Melanie Knuth, Jade Mikalauskis, Mad-elyn Price and Aidan Robertson.

Seventh gradeFirst honors: Linzie Harding, Madison Ho-

gel, Emily Markowski, Brogan Pivnicka, Ben Reuter, Siobhan Stoll and Daniel Stumpf.

Second honors: Cassie Andrews, Nick Domek, Ellie Fortin, Shane Gibson, Drew Gil-lum, Carly Hill, Carly Hoover, Haven Jakubow-icz, Johnathan Klaus, Sara Kranenburg, Leah Taylor, Alex Toepper and Megan Weber.

Eighth gradeFirst honors: Kelly Anderson, Mikaela

Benitez, Ashley Biron, Savannah Dudzik, Amy Herff, Mallory Hill, Jordan Kaufmann, Maureen Keisling, Hunter Loprino, Madeline Reyes, Caitlin Rokus, Molly Sullivan and Ol-ivia Wilson.

Second honors: Ann Bush, Mary Elsinger, Gage Finke, Sarah Glatt, Alivia Price, James Sanchez and Marisa Sanchez.

William C. Donato Conservation Area is named after longtime WHS environmental science teacher

“We believe this 25-acre nature area shines because of Mr. Donato’s stewardship.”

— Roman Rodriguez, WHS student

9Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

A & ETrain photo presentation stops at the library

By SANDY KUCHARSKIThe Independent

Railroad buffs and model railroad en-

thusiasts can look forward to a presenta-

tion by train photographer Terry Norton

at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Wood-

stock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St. �is

is the third year the popular presenta-

tion has been hosted by the Woodstock

Model Railroad Group.

Norton, Grayslake, has been photo-

graphing trains as a hobby for more than

50 years. As a longtime member of the

North Western Illinois chapter of the

National Railway Historical Society in

Rockford, he also studies the history of

various railways throughout the United

States.

His hobby has taken him all over the

United States and Canada in search of

trains to photograph, although local rail-

roads, including the Chicago and North

Western, the Milwaukee Road and the

Sioux Line, are still his favorites. “If I

go anywhere, I always have my camera

loaded,” Norton said.

His equipment includes film and digi-

tal cameras. However, he said, “I’m really

an old-timer. I’m primarily into film and

slides. Nowadays everybody’s a photog-

rapher, and it’s great. You can get good

photos with minimal equipment and a

small investment.”

When considering a photo shoot, Nor-

ton said, “Generally speaking, you want

the unusual, not the ones that go by ev-

ery day.” He said that Woodstock does

have a bit of local train history, but basi-

cally, “It’s a nice old town with a railroad.”

He also frequents the Illinois Railway

Museum, Union, which he calls one of

the best museums in the country with a

lot of room and a lot of trains. He also

said they have the best diesel locomotive

collection in the county, bar none.

�e presentation at the library will fea-

ture a slide show of photos of full-sized

trains, including some historic shots

from 30 to 40 years ago. Modelers use

the presentation for layout ideas as well

as for expanding their knowledge of rail-

road history. “�ey get ideas and enter-

tainment,” Norton said of the presenta-

tion.

Although he owns model trains, Nor-

ton said, “I don’t call myself a modeler.

I have a collection still in the boxes,”

something he said many train enthusi-

asts are guilty of.

Despite his longtime interest in all

things railroad-related, Norton has

never been a railroad employee, but ap-

parently, his love of trains rubbed off on

both of his children. His daughter had a

summer job with Amtrak as a waitress

and car attendant, and his son is a loco-

motive engineer for Union Pacific Rail-

road.

IN BRIEF

Quilts on display at Opera House in January

January’s featured art exhibit at the Woodstock Opera House will showcase a collection of nine historic quilts on loan from the McHenry County Historical Society.

Quilts on display include a reform quilt using fabric printed during the William Henry Harrison presidential campaign of

1840, a crazy quilt with a log cabin bor-der from the 1880s and a four-patch me-dallion quilt that was given as a wedding present to Gertrude Freund, Johnsburg, and Nicholas Justen, McHenry, in 1879.

The quilts are available for the public to view for free in the Community Room Gal-lery at the Opera House, 121 E. Van Buren St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and before, after and during performances at the Opera House, Jan. 9

through Feb. 2. For information about the McHenry

County Historical Society or its Heritage Quilters group, visit www.gothistory.org.

Winter Explorations with MCCDThe McHenry County Conservation Dis-

trict will offer families a chance to have

a winter adventure from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Marengo Ridge Con-servation Area, Shelter 1, 2411 N. Route 23, Marengo.

Winter Explorations allows families to stop by anytime during the program and visit several stations set up for exploring winter’s wonders, including making a home for a mouse, playing in the snow or leaves, looking for animal tracks and more. Hot chocolate will be provided. No registration or fee is required. Visit MCCDistrict.org.

TERRY NORTON TRAIN PHOTO PRESENTATION

When: 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17Where: Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St.Cost: FreePhone: 815-338-0542

10 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WOODSTOCK’S ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTSThe Entertainer

» MUSICOPEN MIC SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE BASHDec. 31, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgOpen Mic is sponsored by Off Square Mu-sic. Various artists will perform in 10-min-ute slots during this special New Year’s Eve celebration.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETJan. 3, 9 a.m. to noonMcHenry County Farm Bureau1102 McConnell RoadFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.orgChery Niemo and the Down Home Boys will perform.

FIRST SATURDAY MUSICJan. 3, 7 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St. $3 donation815-337-3534Visitors can participate in the open mic night or enjoy the show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

WINDY CITY DUELING PIANOS DINNER SHOWJan. 9, 7 p.m.D.C.Cobb’s

226 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 innovative 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 Mu-sic. 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, playing music including Guns N’Roses, Bon Jovi, Poison, Def Leppard and Motley Crue.

JAZZ JAMJan. 16, 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 origi-nal music, described as a blend of Ameri-can roots with Celtic soul.

» LECTURECREATIVE LIVING SERIESJan. 15, 10 a.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$24815-338-5300Photojournalist Mark Hirsch will tell his sto-ry 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 Zam-perini, who was a prisoner of war dur-ing World War II. “Unbroken” is direct-ed by Angelina Jolie (“In the Land of Blood and Honey”) and stars Jack O’Connell (“Starred Up”), Finn Wittrock (“Noah”) and Jai Courtney (“Di-vergent”). 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 Richard Armitage (“Into the Storm”). RATED PG, 144 MINUTES

‘ANNIE’ A foster child, who lives under the rule of a horrible fos-ter mom, finds her life changing after she meets up with a business tycoon. “Annie” is direct-ed 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 pro-curing 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 (“Silkwood”), 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 Rupert 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 Mc-Crory (“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 direct-ed by Shawn Levy (“Real Steel”) and stars Ben Stiller (“Zoolander”), Robin Wil-liams (“Good Will Hunting”) and Owen Wilson (“Wedding Crasher”). RATED PG, 97 MINUTES

11Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

By SANDY KUCHARSKIThe Independent

Rita Rice rang up customers as usual during the morning shift Dec. 21 at Won-der Foods, Wonder Lake, but the flowers by her register indicated that it was a spe-cial day. After 33 years with the grocery store, Rice was retiring at the age of 92.

Almost every customer that entered the store paused to wish her well or offer a hug. Many shared stories and memories with her.

“I’ve been fighting the tears all morn-ing,” said Darlene Presson, who has worked alongside Rice for 15 years. She spoke of the love and respect Rice’s fellow employees have for her.

Rice is looking forward to having more time to spend with her close-knit family and playing cards with friends, but she said she would miss her co-workers and the customers. “�ey’ve been so wonder-ful to me, the whole town,” she said. “I’ll never be able to thank all of them for all they’ve done.”

Over the course of 33 years, Rice has ex-perienced a lot of changes on the job, with computerization being one of the most significant. She admitted that this was a

change that she didn’t really embrace. “I’m not an electronics person,” she said. “It floored me when they told me I had to run a computerized register. I didn’t think

I’d ever learn.”Rice did learn to operate a computer-

ized register, but she reiterated, “I don’t have a computer of my own, and I stay far away from electronics.”

Her experience with retail food pre-cedes her years with Wonder Foods. From 1970 to 1982 she and her husband, Jack, ran J & R Foods on East Wonder Lake Road, a grocery store and bakery where Rice did all the baking.

“I used to make homemade brownies from scratch,” she said. “I only charged 25 cents a piece for them. People never for-got, and they’d come in here and remind me. �ey’d say, ‘I can still smell those do-nuts when I walk in the door.’” People con-tinue to come in the store and ask Rice for her donut recipe.

Manager Bob Hartmann enjoyed Rice’s cheerful, helpful attitude. A week after her retirement, he said, “It was great working with her because she always knew what we needed.

“With her experience, I could ask her [questions] when I was new at this.”

Already missing her, he said, “It was weird this week going to the door and not greeting her in the morning to open the store.”

Marketplace» COLUMN

Greatness doesn’t come easily

What is greatness? How do you ac-quire greatness? What does it look like? Is greatness even possible? Is there hard work involved? You bet. Hours upon hours dedicated to practice? Absolutely.

I believe greatness takes all the 10 traits I have written about in the past about being a craftsman — being edu-cable and creative, having foresight, being thorough, having integrity, being mindful and experimental, mak-ing time for practice, having confidence and being commit-ted. (Contact me if you haven’t read my columns and I’ll email them to you!)

I was introduced to a new movie by a friend. He knew my background of be-ing a musician and a drummer – mostly rock, and he told me, “You have to see this movie called ‘Whiplash.’ It’s about a jazz drummer.” �at is basically all he said about it. I thought OK, sure, another stereotypical dramatic movie about a jazz musi-cian born with a great ability, which is squandered with an obsession of alco-hol and drugs and then dies tragically young, not fully realizing his greatness. �is movie is anything but that. �is movie is a dramatization of one pos-sible way to achieve greatness.

�e story is about a young man, Andrew, who aspires to be one of the great jazz drummers like Buddy Rich, Philly Jo Jones, etc. He’s handpicked for a top jazz band by its director, Fletcher. We see Fletcher quickly go from being the mysterious idol to the nemesis of Andrew. In Fletcher’s band, he uses techniques such as degrad-ing verbal attacks, yelling, throwing objects, etc. We later learn that Fletcher wanted to discover and nurture – hardly – a great jazz musician, and he used these techniques because he believed in order to be great you had to go through adversity. Fletcher tells Andrew what I believe to be a great, true, powerful quote: “�ere are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job.’” Wow! I’m guilty of saying that too many times!

I am an admirer of the study of living a great life, being a “rock star,” and be-ing the best you can be. �is path is a journey, a journey that take a lifetime. Greatness is visions, goals, action, les-sons, reflection, repeat!

As we come upon the end of the year and a beginning of a new year, I hope you take time to reflect. Reflect on all the goodness in your life – all the things you are grateful for, all the greatness in your life and that which you desire to be. Remember, it is not about how good you are. It is about how great you want to be. Happy New Year!

Minding Your Business

Rodney“Pags”Paglialong

Rodney “Pags” Paglialong is the owner of Wall-Pro Painting Services and is a mem-ber of the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission. He also is an active member of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. He can be reached at rod-ney@wallpropainting.com.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office Dec. 5 to 10:

Residence at 828 Twelve Oaks Parkway, Woodstock, was sold by Ray Reynolds, Kissimmee, Fla., to Kevin Lus-terio, Woodstock, for $139,000.

Residence at 604 Handel Lane, Woodstock, was sold by the Maples at the Sonatas LLC, Burr Ridge, to Arthur and Judith Anderson, Woodstock, for $239,990.

Residence at 1206 Queen Anne St., Woodstock, was sold by Elaine Schaltz, Twin Lakes, Wis., to Joseph Quinn, Woodstock, for $114,500.

Residence at 7417 Maple Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by William Kuck, Janesville, Wis, to Brian Gerk, Johnsburg, for $41,000.

Residence at 7702 S. Oak Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Bonnie Cone, Darlene McKee and Thomas Basile, McHenry, to Cristina Miller, Crystal Lake, for $25,000.

Residence at 418 Hill St., Wood-stock, was sold by Elizabeth Webster, Woodstock, to Charles Taylor and Laurel Burchardt, Woodstock, for $120,000.

Residence at 2193 Sweetwa-ter Drive, Woodstock, was sold by In-tercounty Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, to the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Chicago, for $197,776.

Residence at 1730 Woodside Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Mat-thew Crowley, Woodstock, to Tabatha Ball, Woodstock, for $170,000.

Residence at 8506 Mason Hill Road, Woodstock, was sold by Reaf LLC P-5, Northbrook, to Joel Weiner and Elke Stourac, Woodstock, for $450,000.

Residence at 632 E. Kimball Ave, Woodstock, was sold by Bank of Amer-ica N.A., Santa Ana, Calif., to Christie Dellacecca, Crystal Lake, for $25,000.

Residence at 1013 Queen Anne St., Woodstock, was sold by the estate of Edwin Fish, Woodstock, to Decker Construction LLC, South Barrington, for $57,500.

Residence at 1137 Galloway

Rice will be missed at Wonder Foods

Rita Rice, Wonder Lake, on her last day of work at Wonder Foods. Rice is retir-ing after 33 years at the store.

Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Mark and Ethel Parrington, Englewood, Colo., to Robert and Linda Ogle, Woodstock, for $365,000.

Residence at 8416 Ramble Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Ginmeg LLC, Crystal Lake, to Chad and Jennifer So-rensen, Wonder Lake, for $117,000.

12 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015

CommunityWestwood kids take part in Turkey Trot

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

Westwood Elementary School stu-

dents participated in a Turkey Trot

obstacle course as part of the school’s

ongoing participation in the Fuel Up

to Play 60 program, a collaboration of

the National Dairy Council and the Na-

tional Football League. Proper nutri-

tion and regular exercise are the goals

of the program.

Debbie Barnhill, who coordinates

Westwood’s participation, is the

school’s food services manager. �e

Turkey Trot obstacle course challenge

was just one part of the school’s com-

mitment to teaching students about a

healthy lifestyle.

All 365 students were challenged to

complete many obstacles, including a

crab crawl, hurdles, scooters, and hula

hoops.

“We wanted to get the kids to see how

it feels to have your heart rate increase

quickly,” said Barnhill. “�ey would

keep feeling their chest after an activity

to make sure they were working hard.”

Trophies were awarded for excep-

tional achievement.

“Debbie works very hard to promote

Fuel Up to Play 60,” said Westwood

Principal Jason Eggert.

“Students become real ambassadors

for this program, especially at home,”

Barnhill added. “�ey return to school

on Monday telling us what they have

encouraged their family to do over

the weekend. It is so important to start

these habits when they are young.”

Moose Lodge names Teacher of the Year

�e Woodstock Moose Lodge named

Julia Patterson as its Teacher of the Year

2014.

She received the award at a recogni-

tion dinner in November. �e District

200 School Board honored her at its

meeting Dec. 16.

Mike and Donna Warner serve as

Moose Lodge chairpersons for this

award.

Patterson has taught special educa-

tion students for all 18 years of her teach-

ing career. She started in middle school,

then became an autism coordinator. She

now teaches reading to first- through

fifth-graders with learning disabilities at

Dean Street Elementary School.

Patterson was nominated by her

friend Janey Welch. �e two women

are co-leaders of Girl Scout Troop 763.

Welch submitted this nomination not

only due to Patterson’s dedication as

a teacher but also due to her extensive

community involvements. In addition

to the Girl Scout troop, Patterson is in-

volved in her church’s confirmation pro-

gram. She also started an after-school

nutrition program.

“I love my job,” said Patterson. “I love

the kids and working with them. I am

blessed that I am part of many commu-

nity activities and can extend my work

with children past the classroom.”

HIGHLIGHTS

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

IN BRIEF

MCCD receives grant for snowmobile trails

The McHenry County Snowmobile Association and the McHenry County Conservation District’s combined effort resulted in a $21,075 grant from the Il-

linois Department of Natural Resources’ Local Government Snowmobile Grant Program.

This is the third such grant on which MCCD partnered with the snowmobile as-sociation.

The funding will assist the snowmobile association with costs associated with

leasing a tractor to groom and maintain its network of snowmobile trails through-out the county over the next three winters.

The snowmobile association will incur the costs, and the district will reimburse them for the costs and then submit a re-quest to IDNR for reimbursement from the grant fund.

ACTS awards legacy of serviceBud and Barb Oughton honored with Chester Gould Award

By KIMBERLEY SCHUMACHERThe Independent

Bud and Barb Oughton know a thing

or two about being there.

And so it’s fitting that “there” is the

word used by John Buckley, executive

director for Adult &

Child �erapy Ser-

vice, to describe the

couple, who were

honored by ACTS

Dec. 19 during a

dinner at the Wood-

stock Country Club.

�e Oughtons

were named the

2014 recipients of

the Chester Gould

Award, an annual

honor given by

Woodstock’s ACTS to an exceptional

supporter. �e couple thought they

had arrived to celebrate Bud Oughton’s

retirement from the organization’s

board after 20 years of service and, so,

were surprised by the honor.

�roughout the evening, employ-

ees of ACTS, which provides physical,

speech and occupational therapy ser-

vices, spoke of the Oughtons’ commit-

ment to serving the nonprofit — and to

being “there” for the people it served.

Among the speakers was Lori

Harms, daughter of one of the found-

ers of ACTS, who told of a time when

a bulk of toy trucks was donated for

Christmas. Some of the toys were OK,

but most needed some TLC, she said.

“Bud came in on his personal time

to fix, paint or repair every truck so it

would be in gift-ready condition for a

child,” Harms said.

Kim Larson, past ACTS executive di-

rector, said she was thankful for Bud

Oughton’s approach.

“When something went wrong, he

would ask if I tried this or that.”

As someone who worked beside Bud,

Larson said she attributes her knowl-

edge of tools and repair techniques to

Bud’s instruction.

Barb Oughton coordinated an an-

nual golf event, baked cookies for the

children and always was supportive of

Bud’s involvement. It was important

to Barb that people understood that

ACTS served everyone, not just people

with insurance or those who could pay

the regular fee for visits.

“�at is why we are involved,” Barb

said. “�ey help anyone – children and

adults – no matter what.” �e Chester Gould Award was

named in honor of the late cartoonist

who created the popular “Dick Tracy”

comic strip. Gould and his wife, Edna,

were Woodstock residents and ardent

supporters of ACTS, using their fame

to bring the organi-

zation, which was

then part of Easter

Seals, nationwide

attention.

Harms said it

would be difficult

to see the Oughtons

step down after

about two decades

of service.

“After 20 years,

I guess we have to

let them go,” Harms

said.

When asked what he would do next,

Bud simply said, “Like always, I guess

I’ll be ‘there.’”

BudOughton

BarbOughton

She would protest, but award

will be named after Palmore

December was a busy month for the

D-200 Education Foundation Board,

and January will be even busier as

we prepare for our annual dinner and

auction, the major fundraiser for our

organization. �e big news to share

is that we selected our 2015 Award of

Excellence winner, and we also voted

to honor one of our former trustees,

the late Sue Palmore.

In November of 2012, Sue, the

longtime board of education member

and liaison to the foundation, passed

away after a heroic battle with cancer.

One of the most humble residents of

Woodstock, Sue’s list of contributions

to the students and residents of Dis-

trict 200, along with a listing of her

awards and honors, would fill several

columns, but she would chastise me

for writing them down. �ough she

would probably protest, we believe it

is fitting that from this point for-

ward, our annual award to honor an

individual for his or her long-term

commitment and contributions to

excellence in educa-

tion in D-200 will

be called the Sue

Palmore Award of

Excellence.

It is my honor to

announce that this

year’s recipient of

the Sue Palmore

Award of Excellence

is Miguel Rodriguez.

Mr. Rodriguez is a

supervisory associ-

ate at Woodstock

North High School.

While his duties at

WNHS involve assisting the admin-

istration and staff in the smooth

operation of the school, that doesn’t

begin to explain the impact he has on

the students and the families of our

community.

North Principal Brian McAdow,

who nominated Mr. Rodriguez for the

award, told us that when Mr. Rodri-

guez was interviewing for the position,

“Miguel expressed his powerful desire

to connect with students and help

them achieve.” McAdow went on to

say that from the day he began at the

school, “Miguel Rodriguez has given

his heart and soul to the students and

staff at WNHS.”

Our nomination guidelines ask

for the nominator’s letter along with

three letters of recommendation

in support. We received seven let-

ters on behalf of Mr. Rodriguez, and

we’re told that many more wanted to

contribute to his documents. While

I can’t recount all of the dozens of

stories that were told about him, let

me give you just two examples of

what Miguel has done to deserve this

award. In 2012, after attending a pro-

fessional conference, he was instru-

mental in forming the Future Latino

Leaders organization at the school.

�is past May, the group awarded the

first Miguel Rodriguez Future Latino

Leader Scholarship Award.

One other example of Mr. R’s in-

volvement in the lives of his students

is the time he takes to council and

advise Latino students and their fami-

lies about the benefits of continuing

education. He works with students

who apply to college and has helped

several obtain scholarships. I had the

privilege of announcing the award

winner to the students at WNHS last

week, and their reaction was thunder-

ous applause and cheers.

�e award will be presented at our

event Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Village

Banquet Hall, Union. We have chosen

a Mardi Gras theme for this year’s

event and hope the community will

join us in honoring Mr. Rodriguez

and in raising money for our grant

program. Please visit d200edfounda-

tion.org for more information and to

purchase tickets.

» COLUMN

Erich Thurow is chairman of the D-200 Edu-cation Foundation.

Education Foundation

Erich Thurow

13Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY

14 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015 COMMUNITY

» YEAR IN REVIEW

A year in photos Some of Independent staff photographer Ken Farver’s best shots from 2014:

Published Aug. 20: Farmer Mel Moehling stands among a row of enormous sunflowers at Moehling Christmas Tree Farm.

Published June 25: Michaleen Nikolich dances in a wedding dress during a flash mob on the Wood-stock Square June 21. The flash mob was part of the Woodstock Wedding Walk hosted by the Woodstock Wedding Network.

Published Feb. 5: Screenwriter Danny Rubin, right, gestures to Woodstock Willie after the groundhog was said to have seen his shadow, as animal handler Mark Szafran, left, and Woodstock’s Craig Krandel look on.

Published March 19: Woodstock High School junior Nora Brown is kissed by Deb Fuller during St. Baldrick’s Day festivities at WHS March 14. Students raised mon-ey for childhood cancer research in exchange for hav-ing their heads shaved during the event.

Published May 28: Willis Johnson, president of Classic Cinemas, points out historical elements of the Wood-stock Theatre’s restored auditorium during the cinema’s grand opening May 22.

Published Aug. 27: Offsides Sports Bar & Grill employees are soaked with ice-cold water from the bucket of a front load-er Aug. 19, participat-ing in the nationwide social me-dia-spread ice bucket challenge for ALS.

Published Dec. 17: Emilie Jost preps her costume during a rehearsal of “The Nutcracker Ballet” at the Woodstock Opera House.

Published Jan. 27: Woodstock High School stu-dents dressed in red for the girls basketball game between WHS and Woodstock North High School to celebrate the life of Lorna Stull, who was affection-ately known as “Grandma.”

15Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY

» YEAR IN REVIEW

A year in cartoons Some of Independent cartoonist Jim Pearson’s best panels of 2014:

Published Oct. 8: Editorial, “Through the roof,” on the increasing cost of roof re-pairs to the city-owned Old Courthouse on the Square.

Published July 23: Editorial, “Give roundabouts a chance,” on the Illinois Depart-ment of Transportation’s plans to add roundabouts to Route 47.

Published Feb. 5: Editorial, "Despite prediction, there's plenty to cheer about," on the ominous prediction of Woodstock Willie that winter would continue for six more weeks. (It did.)

Published May 21: Editorial, “Remember, honor fallen servicemen and service-women,” on the importance of recognizing the veterans of recent wars.

16 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015 COMMUNITY

IN BRIEF

» COLUMN

With your help, the 44th Woodstock

Christmas Clearing House was another

huge success!

With your help, we raised nearly

$50,000 in money and donated toys and

food.

With your help, we put together toy

bags for more than 2,000 children.

With your help, we packed 1,360 food

baskets.

And with your help, we delivered

those food baskets and toys throughout

our community in less than four hours

– that’s almost seven deliveries a minute

and something for all of us to be very

proud of!

Many of you delivering came back for

second, third and even fourth trips!

�e Rotary Club of Woodstock has

coordinated Christmas Clearing House

for more than 40 years, granting gifts

and food to area families who might not

otherwise have those things at Christ-

mas. And as much as

we rely on you and

the community, we

rely on some very

special members of

our club to ensure

CCH’s success.

At the risk of miss-

ing someone, I wish

to offer special praise

to several Rotarians

who, like every year,

placed Service Above

Self. �ey are: Tag

Days co-chairs Laura

Cullotta and Lynn

Fiala; Christmas Clearing House chair-

man Joe Starzynski and his co-chairs

Tom Nierman, Denise Graff Ponstein,

Kim Larson and Ron Jarvis.

Next, I want to recognize Jill Nierman

and Jim Ponstein, two Rotary spouses

who tirelessly place Service Above Self

on a regular basis in support of commu-

nity, CCH and our club.

I especially wish to thank the teen-

age members of Woodstock Rotary’s

Interact Club. �ey collected more than

$1,000 during the Lighting of the Square

on behalf of CCH – the highest amount

ever collected during that event!

A big thank you goes to the members

of Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329, who

take it upon themselves to bring break-

fast to the warehouse volunteers at 6:30

Saturday morning and to serve break-

fast at the lodge for all of the delivery

volunteers, including coffee donated by

Starbucks.

�ank you to Woodstock Harley-

Davidson for allowing us to use their

space for more than a week as our CCH

warehouse. For over a week, this is our

home away from home.

Lastly, thank you to Steve Gavers,

Reichert Chevrolet, MG Mechanical and

Ralph’s Rent-All for donating box trucks

to set up a satellite distribution point at

Greenwood School’s parking lot. �at

really helped us reduce driving time

for volunteers making deliveries in the

Wonder Lake area.

Service Above Self is the founda-

tion of Rotary. All who helped, whether

collecting or giving a donation, sorting

toys or food, loading cars, or making

deliveries to a family’s home, placed

serving someone else ahead of serving

yourself.

As you are reading this, a new year is

nearly upon us. Please consider visit-

ing one of the two Rotary Clubs in our

community and see how we keep that

spirit of Christmas Clearing House

alive year round. You can find us at

www.rotary.org.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For a great year

Service Above Self

TomMcGrath

Tom McGrath is president of the Rotary Club of Woodstock.

Intro to bridge offered in Crystal Lake

An introduction to bridge class will be held 9:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Crystal Lake Park District Grand Oaks Active Senior Center, 1401 W. Route 176. The cost is $5 for residents or $6 for nonresidents.

The class will cover what bridge is all about and offer basic tools to get started in learning the game. A partner is not necessary to participate. Preregistration is

required. Call Crystal Lake Park District, 815-459-0680 or register online at crys-tallakeparks.org. To sign up, refer to class 4742-7.

Quit smoking classes offered in January

The McHenry County Department of Health and Centegra will offer two quit smoking classes for adults in January. The seven-week classes will be held from 6 to

7:30p.m. beginning Thursday, Jan. 8, and 9 to 10:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Huntley Health Bridge Fitness Cen-ter, 10450 Algonquin Road, Huntley.

A $25 course fee is refundable if all ses-sions are attended. Class members also will receive a free three-day pass to Cen-tegra’s Health Bridge Fitness Center. To register, call MCDH at 815-334-4510 or 1-877-CENTEGRA.

Classes will teach practical ways to end nicotine addiction through group support and behavior modification. They will also review nicotine replacement products that are currently on the market. Instruction is

provided by MCDH staff trained in the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking program.

To speak with a counselor immediate-ly, call the Illinois Tobacco Quit Line at 1-866-QUIT-YES.

CASA to host bunco night Jan. 16

The Royal Bunco Bash is a night of bunco, wine, desserts and raffles, with proceeds benefitting Adult & Child Ther-apy Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates and Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association.

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FLASHBACKS

25 years ago The Woodstock City Council voted

3-2 to appropriate $3,000 from the ambu-lance fund toward renovation of the Wood-stock Rescue Squad’s existing headquarters next to the city’s public works building.

The Woodstock Musical Theatre Com-pany prepared to present “Side by Side by Sondheim” at the Woodstock Opera House with Woodstock residents Diane Carmody and Shelly Berlin-Nicholas in the cast.

20 years ago The Woodstock School District 200

Board of Education agreed to ask voters to approve a $52.5 million building plan, which would include a new high school and a new middle school.

The Woodstock City Council agreed to name the baseball diamond at Bates Park after longtime Woodstock resident Toney Roskie, who taught and coached in Woodstock.

Volunteer bell ringer Kevin Flaherty found a gold coin in his Salvation Army kettle. It was the third he had found that season.

Former Woodstock High School coach Bud Swartout was named to the Il-

linois High School Football Coaches Asso-ciation Hall of Fame.

15 years ago Woodstock resident Susan Eyre was

named the chairman of the board of trust-ees for the Heifer International Foundation.

Woodstock resident Bill Douglas was selected to attend the National 4-H Con-gress in Atlanta.

The WHS girls basketball team de-feated Round Lake behind Emily Gerlick and Dani Kinter, who each scored 20 points.

10 years ago WHS senior Andrew Widmer was

named a recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award.

Woodstock resident Alex Blue, Grace Lutheran Church Boy Scout Troop 329, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

The Velvet Nest was named the win-ner of the Woodstock Garden Club’s Christ-mas window-decorating contest.

The Marian Central boys basketball team defeated WHS 68-43 behind 16 points from Wyatt Gray and 15 points from Devin Harms.

5 years ago Grace Lutheran Church’s annual holi-

day fundraising event, Mistletoe Magic, raised $15,000, which was donated to Turning Point, PADS and the Woodstock Area Community Ministry Direct Assistance Program.

The Woodstock North High School girls basketball team defeated Richmond-Burton 43-38 behind 23 points from Ashley Albertz.

Woodstock Dolphin swimmer 10-year-old Hayley Griesser posted a time of 1 minute, 56.07 seconds in the 100-me-ter breast stroke at the Mundelein Invite, which qualified her for statewide competi-tion.

1 year ago Italian restaurant Off the Rails was

preparing to open on Main Street. Woodstock artist Donna Jilly Witty’s

painting was selected for display in the 2013-2014 Shenzhen Watercolour Bien-nial Show in Shenzhen, China.

The Independent profiled the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program that benefits local food pantries by having white-tail deer processed and sent to pan-tries for distribution.

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 BAPTIST4609 Greenwood Road

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

18 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015 COMMUNITY

Dec. 31 to Jan. 19

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

31 | WEDNESDAY

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

OPEN MIC NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIALStage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7 p.m.$3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgSee The Entertainer, page 10.

1 | THURSDAY

NEW YEAR’S DAY

2 | FRIDAY

JAIL BRAKERSUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.6:30 p.m.224-422-7431jailbrakers@gmail.comJail Brakers is a support group that provides a safe place for children and families to express their emo-tional reactions to separation from a family member who has been incar-cerated.

3 | SATURDAY

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETMcHenry County Farm Bureau1102 McConnell Road9 a.m. to noonwoodstockfarmersmarket.orgVoted No. 1 in Illinois for midsize markets in 2012.See The Entertainer, page 10.

FIRST SATURDAY MUSICUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m.$3 donation815-337-3534See The Entertainer, page 10.

5 | MONDAY

FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS CLUB MEETINGChallenger Learning Center for Sci-ence & Technology222 E. Church St.7:30 p.m.815-337-9068foxvalleyrocketeers.orgAn open meeting of model rocket en-thusiasts will be held.

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 nutrition have on academic lives of

children.

9 | FRIDAY

OPEN MIC NIGHTStage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7 p.m.$3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgSee The Entertainer, page 10.

WINDY CITY DUELING PIANOS DINNER SHOWD.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.7 p.m.No cover815-206-5580See The Entertainer, page 10.

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY CHOIRSt. Mary Catholic Church312 Lincoln Ave.7 p.m.Freewill offeringSee The Entertainer, page 10.

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 the class of 2019 incoming freshmen. No ap-pointment 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 STRIPD.C.Cobb’s226 Main St.9 p.m.$5815-206-5580See The Entertainer, page 10.

11 | SUNDAY

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 noon815-338-3590

An 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.

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

14 | WEDNESDAY

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 10.

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.

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

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 10.

JAZZ JAMStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.8 p.m.815-337-1395$5 donationSee The Entertainer, page 10.

17 | SATURDAY

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.

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.

19 | MONDAY

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAYDistrict 200 No School

VILLAGE OF BULL VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSIONThe Stickney House1904 Cherry Valley Road7 p.m.

EVENING BOOK CLUBRead Between the Lynes129 Van Buren St.7 p.m.815-206-5967The group will discuss “Mrs. Poe” by Lynn Cullen.

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 MEETING

SundaysWoodstock 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.815-575-4283The 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 benefit pediatric cancer. For weekly jackpots visit McHenry-Bingo.com.

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cerned. You’re going to have peaks and valleys in the season, and we’re hit-ting a valley right now. Good thing it’s happening to us now, because we can come back [after break] and be hungry and be determined to get ourselves out of this.

“It was a tough tournament. It was a huge disappointment for us but, at the same time, I think it will make us want to succeed that much more.”

“It was bad that we couldn’t finish games but I think it was a positive that we were in every game,” said Marian senior guard Adam Pischke. “We lost three games by two, two and three points, so it’s a positive we are hang-ing around in them but we could have played a lot better.”

Pischke averaged 24.8 points per game for the ’Canes during the tour-nament.

“We took a few steps back at this tournament, but, if we get back to practice and start playing like I know we can, I think we can be a pretty good basketball team going into regionals,” Pischke said.

“From an individual standpoint, I think he proved that he is the best play-er in the area,” Price said of Pischke. “He’s a hard kid to guard. He’s a smart

basketball player. When he makes his mind up, he can’t be stopped.”

Price said he hopes the experience in the tournament will focus the team going forward.

“We are working to improve each and every day in every phase of the game,” Price said. “�e tournament was a good thing because now we have something to shoot for. Getting slapped in the face like this, we have to go out and work hard on improving each and every day on the basketball court – get better as a team, get better as individual players and get better as coaches.”

�e ’Canes are 6-7 on the season. �ey will play at Elgin at 2:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 3, and will host Libertyville at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10.

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-

SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUITMCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Case No. 14PR000315In the Matter of the Estate ofKENNETH SEARSDeceasedNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND CLAIMSNotice is given of the death of KENNETH SEARS

SCOTT K SUMMERS, PO BOX 430, HARVARD, IL 60033Whose attorney isSCOTT K SUMMERS, PO BOX 430, HARVARD, IL 60033-0430

KENNETH SEARS

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

FRONT ST HARVARD IL 60033.

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

FRONT ST HARVARD IL 60033.

PUBLIC NOTICEJUDICIAL 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 LSCHAEFER; Defendants,

LOT 64 IN THE SONATAS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST

HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER

RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT

AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

Act.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

PUBLIC NOTICEJUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; 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 SALE

LOT 3 IN COBBLESTONE TOWNHOMES UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF

ILLINOIS.

P.I.N. 13-16-303-013.

Act.

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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,

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

JUDICIAL CIRCUITMC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK,

ILLINOISNATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; 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 SALE

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Mike Shanahan, Ian’s father, coached him in swimming and water polo from the age of 6 thru high school.

Shanahan’s brother Ryan, who grad-uated in 1992, and his father also will be inducted into the McHenry High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

“Coach Shanahan’s love for the sport of swimming and his unique ability to relate to high school student-athletes creates an engaging atmosphere for him and his athletes,” said Glen Wilson, WHS athletic director, in an email.

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Marian Continued from Page 24

IHSA regional tournament sites set

Regional sites have been set for wres-tling and boys and girls basketball.

Marengo High School will host the IHSA Class 3A regional boys basketball tourna-ment from Monday to Friday, March 2 to 6. Participating high schools include Har-vard, Marengo, Marian Central Catholic, Woodstock and Woodstock North. Game assignments will be announced Friday, Feb. 20, at ihsa.org. The winning team will advance to the Rochelle sectional tourna-ment, which will begin Tuesday, March 10.

Marian Central will host the IHSA Class 3A regional girls basketball tournament from Monday to Friday, Feb. 16 to 20.

Participating high schools include Harvard, Marengo, Marian Central, Richmond-Bur-ton, WHS and WNHS. Game assignments will be announced Friday, Feb. 6, at ihsa.org. The winning team will advance to the Hampshire sectional tournament, which will begin Tuesday, Feb. 24.

Hampshire High School will host the IHSA Class 2A individual wrestling region-al tournament Saturday, Feb. 7. Partici-pating high schools include Crystal Lake Central, Marian Central, Prairie Ridge, Hampshire, Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton, Wauconda, WHS and WNHS. Placing wrestlers will advance to the Antioch in-dividual sectional tournament Saturday, Feb. 14. The winning team will advance to the Lake Villa dual-team sectional tour-nament at a date to be announced.

IN BRIEF

“He’s a hard kid to guard. He’s a smart bas-ketball player. When he makes his mind up, he can’t be stopped. ”

— Curtis Price, Marian head coach

22 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015 SPORTS

Davis scores for Scots

Arianna Davis, a Woodstock gradu-

ate, is not averaging a double-double for

McHenry County College, yet.

But she is clos-

ing in on that fast.

At press time, the

5-foot-11 sopho-

more center has 119

points and 83 re-

bounds over nine

games, which is

respective aver-

ages of 13.2 points

and 9.2 rebounds

per game. She also

has 18 steals, five

blocked shots and

five assists.

Davis has scored

her points by hitting more than 40 per-

cent of her shots from the field, hitting 43

of 97 field goals. She is 33 of 41 from the

free-throw line, which is 80 percent.

She is not the only one from the area

contributing for McHenry County. Sara Crain (Woodstock North), a 5-foot-6

freshman guard, has scored 34 points

and grabbed 32 rebounds in 10 games.

Besides averaging 3.4 points and 3.2

rebounds per game, she also has four

steals and four assists. She has scored

her points by hitting 15 of 32 field goals

and four free throws. MCC is 6-5 overall.

Cody Brand (Woodstock) has scored

45 points and pulled down 38 rebounds

for the University of St. Francis. Brand,

who has played in 15 games and made

three starts, is averaging 12.4 minutes

per game. Besides her 3.0 points and 2.5

rebounds per game, she also has nine

blocked shots, eight steals and seven

assists. Brand has scored her points by

hitting 18 of 32 from the floor and 9 of 14

from the charity stripe.

Men’s TrackJonathan Walsh (Woodstock North)

took fourth in the pole vault at the Saluki

Fast Start, which was hosted by Southern

Illinois University-Carbondale. Walsh

finished with a leap of 14 feet, 6.25 inches.

SIUC won the outing with 80.5 points. St.

Louis University took second with 49.5

points.

VolleyballJosie Lindsey-Robbins (Woodstock

North) played sparingly for Beloit Col-

lege this year. Lindsey-Robbins, who

played in 12 matches and started three,

finished with 31 digs, 19 kills, five block

assists, three service aces and one assist.

Beloit finishe the season 3-22.

SoccerShelby Nicholson (Woodstock North)

played in seven games for the Univer-

sity of Dubuque. While the defensive

player did not have any stats, she helped

the Dubuque defense make 99 saves.

Dubuque was scored on only 19 times

in 22 games. �ey finished 16-5-1 overall

and 6-1 in the Iowa Intercollegiate Ath-

letic Conference.

» COLUMN

The College Report

DanChamness

Dan Chamness follows the college athletic careers of Woodstock-area athletes.

Streaks, Thunder compete in MarengoBlue Streaks finish 5th, Thunder 11th out of 16 teams in the E.C. Nichols Tournament

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

�e boys basketball teams from Wood-

stock and Woodstock North high schools

competed in the 65th annual E.C. Nichols

Tournament at Marengo High School

Dec. 20 to 27. �e Blue Streaks finished

fifth out of 16 teams and the �under

finished 11th.

WHS�e Blue Streaks went 3-1 in the tour-

nament. �ey defeated North Boone

58-31 Dec. 20; lost 42-39 to Antioch in

overtime Dec. 22; defeated Round Lake

42-32 Dec. 23; and defeated Wauconda

57-54 in the fifth place game Dec. 27.

�e Streaks’ win against Wauconda

showcased tough defense and timely

shooting. Junior Vannis Smith led the

Streaks with 20 points; senior Mason

Sutter added 13 points; and Noah Dehn

Franklin scored nine points off the

bench.

“We played well,” Smith said. “We

held them below their average, which

is always good. �at’s what we’ve been

practicing.”

“I’m happy that we won,” said WHS

head coach Al Baker. “I thought we

came out and battled. We made some

shots. �at’s been a big problem that

we’ve had. I’ve been proud of our de-

fense all season long, but, sometimes,

we’ve struggled to put the ball in the

basket. Today, we had some guys make

some big shots.”

Smith led the Streaks with 43 points

in the tournament. Sutter had 41.

Baker said he is happy with the play

of his team but knows there is room

for improvement.

“I’m pleased with the effort so far,”

Baker said. “Our defense has been ex-

cellent. We’re going to really put an

emphasis on making sure we are taking

good shots. … �e thing we’re working

on the most is attacking the basket and

finishing around the rim. Hopefully, we

can have more games like today where

they are able to hit some of those good

shots that they took.”

�e Streaks are 8-3 overall, 1-0 in

the Fox Valley Conference. �ey will

play at Indian Creek at 6:30 p.m. Sat-

urday, Jan. 3, and at WNHS at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6.

WNHS�e �under went 2-2 in the tourna-

ment. �ey lost 70-42 to Westminster

Christian Dec. 20; defeated Harvest

Christian 44-11 Dec. 22; lost 62-53 to

Elgin Dec. 23; and defeated Crystal

Lake Central 54-44 Dec. 27.

Senior Josh Jandron led the �under

with 21 points in their victory over Cen-

» BOYS BASKETBALL E.C. NICHOLS TOURNAMENT

tral. Freshman Collin Mergl added 17.

“It was a nice win,” said WNHS head

coach Steve Ryan. “We had some ups

and downs in the tournament. I thought

today was our most complete game of-

fensively and defensively this season.”

“We played good,” Mergl said. “We

had a few games where we didn’t play

that well on defense, but we cleaned

that up and ended up going 2-2 in the

tournament.”

Jandron led the �under with 74

points in the tournament. Mergl had 40.

Ryan said the �under, who are 3-8,

have improved after starting the sea-

son 0-5.

“We’re still getting better every day,

still learning things we can and can’t

do as a team,” Ryan said. “We’re get-

ting there, but, obviously, we are still

building and we’re still looking down

the road.

“We are extremely young, and we

have to start getting better defensively.

Defense is going to fuel our offense just

like it did today.”

Mergl agreed with his coach.

“We have to play good defense,” Mer-

gl said. “Defense is what wins us games.

It also creates more on the offensive

end.”

�e �under will host WHS at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6, and will play at Prairie

Ridge at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9.

Woodstock North freshman Collin Mergl drives to the basket against Crystal Lake Cen-tral Dec. 27. Mergl scored 17 points as the Thunder defeated the Tigers 54-44. INDEPEN-DENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

“I’ve been proud of our defense all season long, but sometimes, we struggle to put the ball in the basket.”

— Al Baker, WHS head coach

23Dec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSPORTS

ters of basketball, sometimes three and

a half. ... We’re hoping to come back off

the break with everybody healthy.

“We’ve got a lot of good basketball

ahead of us, and that was a good win

against Marian. �is is a really big win

for us.”

Senior Ashley Jones scored 18 points

in the �under’s victory over Marian

Central and had 68 points for the tour-

nament.

A big boost for the �under came

from junior Paige Schnulle, who played

her first game of the year against Marian

Central.

“We got some really big minutes

from Paige Schnulle today,” Lewis said.

“She did phenomenal for someone who

hasn’t played since last school year.”

“It felt good to be playing with the girls

again,” said Schnulle, who had meniscus

surgery in October. “It was pretty good

[to beat Marian], not as good as [beat-

ing] Woodstock.”

Lewis is waiting for the return of the

team’s starting junior center Haley Ahr,

who fractured her foot before the school

year.

“�e sky’s the limit for this group right

now as long as they stay together and

keep working to get better together,”

Lewis said. “We’ve put ourselves in a

good position. We’ve fought through

some injuries, and we should come back

fully healthy and be much better for it.

�e kids have really worked hard.”

�e �under are 3-11. �ey will play at

Crystal Lake Central at 7 p.m. Wednes-

day, Jan. 7, and will host Harvard at 7

p.m. �ursday, Jan. 8.

Marian Central �e Lady ’Canes finished the tour-

nament 1-4 and finished fourth in the

third-place pool. �ey lost 56-44 to

Lakes Dec. 19; lost 63-32 to North Chi-

cago and defeated Richmond-Burton

36-28 Dec. 20; lost 37-31 to Crystal Lake

Central Dec. 22; and lost to WNHS 42-32

Dec. 23.

“I’m a little disappointed in the out-

come of our tournament, but I’m much

happier with their play today [Dec. 23],”

said Marian head coach Jackie Bud-

mayr. “It was a really good effort. We

lost Sarah Benigni in the second quarter,

and the girls really picked up and didn’t

lose their composure.

“We still have some work to do over

Christmas break. We’re just giving up

too many points.”

Junior guard Mikala Villont scored 10

points in the team’s victory over Rich-

mond-Burton.

Villont said she is excited to be start-

ing.

“It’s just great to know that not only

am I a starter, but I can be a leader on

the court,” Villont said.

Budmayr said she wants her team to

keep learning.

“�ey’re all learning, and they’re all

doing well with it,” Budmayr said. “If

the effort is there and they’re changing

some things and making corrections,

that’s all I can ask for because they are

young.”

Villont said she believes the team

needs to improve communication.

“One of the biggest things my team

needs to work on is communication,”

Villont said. “We found during the tour-

nament when we communicate we work

so much better together. All we need to

do is work together and be on the same

page.”

�e Lady ’Canes are 2-9 on the sea-

son. �ey will host Marist at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 3, and will play at Crystal

Lake South at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6.

SCOREBOARD

MARIAN CENTRAL

Boys basketballDec. 27: MC 64, South Elgin 67For MC, Adam Pischke scored 20 points, and Nick Waytula scored 12 points. Dec. 26: MC 55, Bartlett 57For MC, Adam Pischke scored 27 points. Dec. 23: MC 73, Larkin 85For MC, Adam Pischke scored 38 points. Dec. 22: MC 51, Prairie Ridge 53For MC, Adam Pischke scored 20 points. Girls basketballDec. 23: MC 32, WNHS 42For MC, Allie Mercurio scored 11 points. Dec. 22: MC 31, Crystal Lake Central 37 For MC, Sarah Benigni scored 10 points.

WOODSTOCK

Boys basketball Dec. 27: WHS 57, Wauconda 54For WHS, Vannis Smith scored 20 points, and Mason Sutter scored 13 points. Dec. 23: WHS 42, Round Lake 32For WHS, Mason Sutter scored 14 points.

Dec. 22: WHS 39, Antioch 43 (OT)For WHS, Zach Cullum and Vannis Smith each scored 10 points. Girls basketball Dec. 23: WHS 52, Crystal Lake Central 15For WHS, Selena Juarez scored 25 points. Dec. 22: WHS 53, WNHS 41For WHS, Selena Juarez scored 23 points, and Jenifer Crain scored 13 points.

WOODSTOCK NORTH

Boys basketball Dec. 25: WNHS 54, Crystal Lake Central 44For WNHS, Josh Jandron scored 21 points, and Collin Mergl scored 17 points. Dec. 23: WNHS 53, Elgin 62For WNHS, Josh Jandron scored 25 points. Dec. 22: WNHS 44, Harvest Christian 11For WNHS, Josh Jandron scored 15 points.Girls basketball Dec. 23: WNHS 42, Marian Central 32For WNHS, Ashley Jones scored 20 points. Dec. 22: WNHS 41, WHS 53For WNHS, Ashley Jones scored 16 points.

Tournament Continued from Page 24

The Marian Central Catho-lic High School girls junior varsity epee team took first place Dec. 20 at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Pictured, from left, are: Syd-ney Marvich, Lauren Ehardt and Delayne DiGangi. COUR-TESY PHOTO

FENCERS TAKE FIRST

24 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTDec. 31, 2014-Jan. 6, 2015

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

After opening the season 5-3, the Marian Central Catholic High School boys basketball

team ran off the rails in the Hinkle Holiday Classic hosted by Jacobs High School Dec. 20 to 27. �e Hurricanes struggled in the tournament, finishing 1-4, losing three games by three

points or less. �e Hurricanes opened the

tournament defeating Huntley 46-32 Dec. 20. �ey lost 53-51 to Prairie Ridge Dec. 22; 85-73 to Larkin Dec. 23; 57-55 to

Bartlett Dec. 26; and 67-64 to Elgin Dec. 27.

“After losing to [Prairie Ridge], it felt like we lost all our fight in the tournament,” said Marian head coach Curtis

Price. “I’m not too concerned. It’s December. If we’re playing like this at the end of January, I would be a little more con-

Shanahan to be inducted into MCHS Hall of FameWoodstock boys swim coach was IHSA swim state qualifier and all-state water polo player in high school

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

Woodstock North High School teacher and Woodstock co-op boys swim team coach Ian Shanahan will be inducted into the McHenry High School Athletic Hall of Fame during the McHenry football game against Woodstock High School in the fall of 2015.

S h a n a h a n graduated from McHenry in 1997. In high school, he was an IHSA state qualifier in swimming and was all-state in water polo. He specialized in the individual medley, breaststroke and butterfly.

Shanahan attended Western Il-linois University and played water polo. He has taught and coached for Woodstock School District 200 for 12 years.

“Obviously, it’s an honor,” Shana-han said. “It took me by surprise. It wasn’t something I was thinking about.”

“For me, [swimming at MCHS] was a little different than for most people because my dad was my coach,” Shanahan said. “It was an advantage for me.”

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WHS and WNHS compete in the E.C. Nichols tourney

SCOREBOARD

Scores, stats and highlights from area high school games

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COLLEGE REPORT

Dan Chamness follows area grads in basketball, soccer and more

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Sports

Woodstock High School senior Selena Juarez drives to the basket against Crystal Lake Central Dec. 23. Juarez scored 25 points to lead the Blue Streaks to a 52-15 victory. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

» GIRLS BASKETBALL NORTHERN ILLINOIS GIRLS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

�e girls basketball teams from Marian Central Catholic, Woodstock and Wood-stock North high schools competed in the 26th annual Northern Illinois Girls Holiday Classic Dec. 19 to 23. Games were played at McHenry, Richmond-Burton and Woodstock high schools.

Woodstock�e Blue Streaks finished with a 4-1

record and won the third-place pool. �ey lost 67-61 to Johnsburg Dec. 19; and defeated Round Lake 59-31 and Crystal Lake South 51-48 Dec. 20; WNHS 53-41 Dec. 22; and Crystal Lake Central 52-15 Dec. 23.

“I’m very happy with how the girls played,” said WHS head coach Jennifer Nichols-Hogle. “We’ve talked a lot about team play on offense and being aggres-sive on defense when it’s needed. With only having seven girls [on varsity] you

don’t want to use all your energy, and the girls are doing a great job of understand-ing when we need to be aggressive and when we can lay back and get a stop by just playing smart defense.”

Senior Selena Juarez led the Streaks in scoring during the tournament with 101 points and scored 25 points in the Streaks victory over Crystal Lake Central. Junior Jenifer Crain scored 88 points in the tournament.

Nichols-Hogle said she is happy with where her team is at.

“We’ve been consistent,” Nichols-Hogle said. “Games that we’ve lost have been [because of] things we’ve been working on. It’s really good to see the girls want to get better, and are working to get better. I think they saw from this tournament that anything is possible. I think they have a lot of confidence go-ing into our break. Hopefully, the second half of the season will be as successful.”

Juarez said the team is getter better. “I think we are improving a lot,” Juarez

said. “At the beginning [of the season], it was a little shaky because there are some new people [on the team], and we weren’t used to each other.”

�e Streaks are 10-6 on the season. �ey will play at Indian Creek High School at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3. �ey will host Crystal Lake Central at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, for Sarah McCullagh Night.

Woodstock North �e �under finished the tournament

2-3 and finished third in the third-place pool. �ey lost 56-44 to Dundee-Crown Dec. 19; lost 45-32 to Wauconda and de-feated Marengo 42-17 Dec. 20; lost 53-41 to WHS; and defeated Marian Central 42-32 Dec. 23.

“Overall, we definitely took a step in the right direction,” said WNHS head coach Mike Lewis. “We’re getting there. We’re playing about three good quar-

Teams compete in classic

Please see Tournament, Page 23

IanShanahan

Please see Shananan, Page 21

WHS takes first in the third-place pool, WNHS defeats Marian Central

Hurricane cagers falter in Jacobs tournament

Please see Marian, Page 21

MC loses three games by three points or fewer

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