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OBITUARIES 5OPINION 6SCHOOLS 8A & E 10MARKETPLACE 12COMMUNITY 13

CALENDAR 20CLASSIFIED 22PUBLIC NOTICES 24PUZZLES 26SPORTS 28

NEWS The Woodstock City Coun-cil designates uses for city gambling tax revenues

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EDUCATION+PZ[YPJ[OVUVYZP[ZYZ[graduating dual-language class

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A & E

A local author debuts his novel The Dolphin

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OBITUARIESAnn Martha Kuziel, Wonder LakeScott H. Denman, Woodstock

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QUOTEThe greens themselves are in the exact same place today as they were in 1916.

ALLEN BROWN, PAGE 12

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Police: Abandoned puppy story was a hoaxBy Stephanie Price

THE INDEPENDENTA McHenry County College adjunct

psychology instructor has been charged with a felony in a bizarre twist in the case of Woodstock, the

abandoned 3-week-old puppy previously reported found along

LITTLE LEAGUE LAUGHS

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY LIZ STROHJuggler Jason Kollum entertains Woodstock Little League play-ers and families at the WLL Opening Night Bash at the Woodstock Moose April 30.

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

A 23-year-old Crystal Lake man was charged in connection with the suspected overdose death of a

20-year-old Wonder Lake woman.Jessie A. Brown was charged with

drug-induced homicide, a Class X

Man charged in Wonder Lake womans death

Bull ValleyOKs video gambling

Please see Drug homicide, Page 3 Please see Gambling, Page 4

Please see Puppy, Page 3

VILLAGE BOARD

Permits will be issued on a trial basis

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

The Bull Valley Board of Trustees voted April 29 to allow video gam-bling on a trial basis.

The approved ordinance allows the village to issue permits to busi-nesses looking to host video gam-bling terminals in Bull Valley. Per-mits will be issued over a one-year trial period.

The move was a response to a request from representatives of Boone Creek Golf Club to have gam-bling terminals in their restaurant, Village President Emily Berendt said.

Before approving the ordinance, Berendt sent an email to Bull Valley residents asking their opinions on legalizing video gambling in the vil-lage. She said a majority supported allowing a one-year trial.

That was a change from 2012, when most residents said they opposed gambling in the village.

As you know, these are tight times nancially for the village as well as for local business. While the new revenue would be welcome and we do not want to discourage or impede our local businesses, we understand

FRG woman charged with disorderly conduct in connection with dog tale

Police say 20-year-old woman died of a drug overdose, Crystal Lake man held on $250,000 bond

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Celebrating NationalNurses Week

Saturday, May 79:30 am-12:30 pm

Algonquin Area Public Library2600 Harnish Dr.

Harvard Diggins Library900 E. McKinley St.

Woodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.

Meet Mercy nurses as they celebrate National Nurses Week by offering FREE: Blood pressure screenings Health information Kids activities: - Coloring books and crayons - Temporary tattoos - Play a game to win a prize Stroke information

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May 4-10, 2016Route 14.

Hope A. Sanchez, 38, of the 400 block of Woodbine Lane, Fox River Grove, was charged April 28 with dis-orderly conduct ling or causing the ling of a false police report, a Class 3 felony, according to Woodstock Police. Her bond was set at $10,000 and she is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. May 12.

After a week-long investigation, Woodstock Police determined San-chez received the small puppy as a gift from a Woodstock couple. San-chez then took the puppy to MCC in Crystal Lake, where she teaches a human development class. Accord-ing to police, she told her students she found the puppy sealed in a pillow-case along the roadside, a story police now say was fabricated.

The initial report of the dog being found alongside Route 14 in Wood-stock has been determined to be unfounded, result-ing in the ... crimi-nal charge, Chief Robert Lowen said.

MCC student Natalie Kawell, Woodstock, vol-unteered to take the pup to Hoof Woof & Meow Ani-mal Rescue, 129 E. Higgins Road, Gilberts. Kawell did not know the story was false.

The police investigation revealed a Woodstock couple owns the dog which delivered 10 puppies in the familys apartment. Per the couples consent, police visited the apartment April 27 and saw the nine remain-ing puppies, which were similar in appearance and age to the puppy found last week, and determined the 3-week-old puppy, given the name Woodstock, was from the same litter.

After interviewing the couple, police detectives learned the couple gave the pup to Dr. Sanchez, a therapist, who provides service to one of their fam-ily members.

In the meantime, the Woodstock

couple allowed McHenry County Animal Control to take custody of the remaining nine puppies, which were then also delivered to the care of Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Res-cue. The mother of the litter, which reportedly serves as a therapeutic service dog for one of the household members, was not removed from the home.

The mother of the puppies was subsequently left at the apartment, as no immediate danger was evident, Lowen said.

Kawell, the student who took Wood-stock to Hoof Woof & Animal Res-cue, said she was very taken aback by the revelation her instructor made up the tale of nding Woodstock along the road. Kawell spoke to San-chez April 28 before the charges were publicly announced, and the instruc-tor acknowledged what she had done was wrong, Kawell said.

I just dont know why she said that, Kawell said.

MCC Interim Vice President Chris-tina Haggerty said April 29 college administrators are aware of develop-ments in the case and are addressing the matter.

Upon learning of this develop-ment, we have immediately initiated college procedures related to this per-sonnel issue, Haggerty said in a news release. Please be assured that we

are addressing this issue in the most appropriate and timely manner, and we are taking every measure to ensure that there will be no impact on our students or in the classroom.

The response from the public has been tremendous since the story, now determined as false, broke that little Woodstock was placed into a pillow-case, sealed with duct tape and aban-doned along Route 14.

To date, Hoof Woof & Meow Ani-mal Rescue has received 40 applica-tions from people wanting to adopt the puppy, according to Kellie Reed, intake and foster coordinator and cofounder of the agency. With the arrival of the rest of the litter, which includes ve males and four females, the puppies will be available for adop-tion at the end of May.

Their parents are beagle/Boston terrier mixes.

In addition to Woodstocks litter, the agency has 22 other puppies that will soon be available for adoption. Six puppies are a mix of beagle, pug and Catahoula leopard dog. Three are Australian Shepherd mix and six are Labrador retriever mix. Another two orphaned puppies, their breeds unknown, will arrive from Memphis, Tenn., this weekend, Reed said.

Anyone interested in adopting a puppy should visit the agencys web-site, www.hoofwoofmeow.org.

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35-year-old Skokie man was transported to Centegra

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

A man assisting at a concealed-carry class accidentally shot himself

at a home in Woodstock, ofcials said.

Members of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to an accidental shooting at about 1 p.m. April 24 in the 3600 block of North Queen Anne Road, where an assis-tant instructor shot his own hand.

The 35-year-old Skokie man was

helping with instructing a con-cealed-carry class when the gun went off, according to Deputy Aimee Knop, spokesperson for the McHenry County Sheriffs Ofce.

The class was being held at a pri-vate residence, Knop said.

The shooting is still under inves-tigation and no citations had been

issued as of April 29. The mans name was not released.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue Capt. Scott Nieman said the assisting instructors gun had a misre.

The assistant instructor was transported to Centegra Hospital-Woodstock with non-life-threaten-ing injuries.

Man shoots himself in hand at concealed-carry class

felony, April 27, after police arrested him at his Crystal Lake home with-out incident, according to the McHenry County Sheriffs Ofce.

Sheriffs ofcers were called dur-ing the morn-ing of March 25 to a residence in the 7800 block of Balsam Drive in Wonder Lake for a death i n v e s t i g a t i o n . Shortly after deputies arrived, the scene was turned over to the McHenry County Sher-iffs Police Narcotics Task Force for investigation.

Detectives recovered evidence indicating a 20-year-old female may have ingested morphine prior to her death, Sheriff Bill Prim said in a news release. Through the course of the investigation, detec-tives learned that Jessie A. Brown had supplied morphine pills to the woman recently.

The womans identity was not released by police.

Detectives spent one month col-lecting evidence and working with the McHenry County States Attor-neys Ofce and McHenry County Coroner before obtaining an arrest warrant for Brown.

Browns bond was set at $250,000 and he was transported to the McHenry County Correctional Facility in Woodstock, where he was still being held as of April 29. Brown was scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. May 2.

DRUG HOMICIDE(Continued from page 1)

PUPPY(Continued from page 1)

Hope A.Sanchez

Jessie A. Brown

Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Rescue took in this dog, Woodstock, and the rest of the litter into which he was born.

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that you may have other concerns, the recent survey said.

In April, Bull Valley ofcials dis-missed the Bull Valley Police Depart-ments police chief, citing revenue concerns. The village expects to col-lect $7,000 to $10,000 per year in gambling tax revenues, Berendt said.

Boone Creek Golf Club is the only Bull Valley business so far to have

requested video gambling. Wood-stock Country Club and Loyola Uni-versity Retreat & Ecology Campus also are eligible for the machines.

The ordinance passed unanimously.

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Taxes will fund cultural, marketing, development projects

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

The Woodstock City Council has designated the citys tax revenues from video gambling for cultural

projects, marketing and economic development.

Under the new resolution, approved April 19, municipal gambling revenues will help to fund Woodstocks sister city program, marketing projects, hol-iday lighting, Enterprise Zone admin-istrative costs and the annual Summer in the Park community festival.

The revenues also will be used to supplement hotel/motel tax funding, which is distributed to area nonprot organizations.

Previously, gambling taxes went into the citys general fund and were not formally earmarked.

At the time, we didnt know how much [gambling] would bring in, said City Manager Roscoe Stelford. It was brand new.

In the last scal year, the city col-lected about $174,000 in gambling tax revenues. Stelford said ofcials expect the amount the city collects in gam-bling revenues to remain fairly con-sistent over the next few years. The resolution passed unanimously.

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City Council designates gambling revenues

GAMBLING(Continued from page 1)

CORRECTIONIn the photo Sticking the Landing on

page 1 of the April 27 issue of The Wood-stock Independent, Woodstock High

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By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Marian Central Catholic High School has chosen two new school adminis-trators as Principal Barb Villont pre-pares to move to a superintendent/principal role in Elgin.

Debra Novy, Hampshire, has been selected to serve as Marians new prin-cipal. Novy brings 20 years of educa-tional experience and currently serves as assistant principal at Kennedy Mid-dle School in Rock-ford School Dis-trict 205, according to Marian Super-intendent Andy Edmondson.

Over the years, Novy has taught second through eighth grades. She served as a district curriculum writer, team leader and department head while working with Community Unit School District 300, based in Algonquin, Edmondson said. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management and econom-ics from Rockford College, a Master of Arts in teaching from National Louis University and an administrative cer-ticate from Argosy University.

Edmondson said Novy was hired because she had a well-rounded edu-cational background, a positive atti-tude and strong faith. Novy will start at Marian July 1.

She has a Christ-centered life that I felt she could bring to Marian, Edmondson said.

Marian English department chair-woman Cheryl Loy, who has been teaching at Marian for 10 years, has been chosen to serve as the schools new assistant principal.

On April 20, the Rockford Diocese announced Villont, with Marian for

eight years, was named the new super-intendent and principal for St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin. Prior to joining Marian, Villont taught junior high at St. Mary School in Woodstock.

Villont resides in Woodstock with her husband, Kevin, and their ve chil-dren. Villont will succeed St. Edward interim principal Paul Herrmann, who was appointed to the position fol-lowing the sudden death of the Rev. Edward Seisser, Aug. 16, 2015. She will begin her new role July 1.

I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities, memories and relation-ships I have had in my eight years at Marian Central, Villont said. I have been blessed. With Gods grace, I look forward to serving, supporting, guid-ing, and leading the St. Edward com-munity into a prosperous future.

In her work as Marians princi-pal, Villont has overseen instruc-tional technology, curriculum devel-opment, professional development, accreditation, school improvement planning, marketing, enrollment and admissions.

I am excited about Barb taking over at St. Edward High School, said Michael Kagan, diocesan superinten-dent of Catholic schools. She brings a wealth of experience and a diverse skill set to this position. She has risen through the ranks of our Catholic school system and has worked in many different environments. Very few of our administrators can say they have expe-rience in our Catholic elementary, mid-dle and high schools.

Marian hires new principal

DebraNovy

I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities, memories and relationships I have had in my eight years at Marian Central.

- Marian principal Barb Villont

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POLICE BLOTTERQ Cheri Irvine, 34, 5105 Timber Lane, Woodstock, was charged April 16 with battery at 223 N. Benton St. Irvine posted $150 bond. Court date was set for May 19.Q Casimiro Gabriel-Sanchez, 60, 705 N. Mill St. Apt. 2C, McHenry, was charged April 18 with no valid drivers license, fail-ure to signal when required and obstruct-PUN PKLU[PJH[PVU PU [OL ISVJR VMWheeler Street. Gabriel-Sanchez posted $300 bond. Court date was set for May 19.Q Tahj J. Sharif, 26, 7738 S. Oglesby Ave., Chicago, was charged April 19 with

driving while license suspended, expired registration and operation of uninsured motor vehicle at 1126 Lake Ave. Sharif was turned over to the McHenry County :OLYPMMZ6MJL)VUK^HZZL[ H[ Court date was set for June 2.Q A Woodstock-area juvenile, 17, was charged April 19 with retail theft at 1275 Lake Ave. The juvenile was released to his parent. Court date is to be set.

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

Ann Martha KuzielAnn Martha Kuziel, 93, Wonder Lake,

died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

She was born May 8, 1922, to Frank and Johanna Primozich in Chicago.

On June 10, 1944, she married John W. Kuziel at St. Stephen Church in Chicago.

Formerly of Stickney, she was a sum-mer resident of Wonder Lake in 1976 and became a year-round resident in 1978. She worked in retail womens apparel for Goldberg Clothing in Chicago and later was employed by the Federal Reserve in Chicago for more than 20 years.

She enjoyed volunteering at the Green-wood Elementary School library and looked forward to gathering with family for Sunday dinners.

Survivors include three children,

John (Polly) Kuziel, David (Susan) Kuz-iel and Jennifer (Dave) Owcarz; a daugh-ter-in-law, Jeanne; six grandchildren, David (Linda) Kuziel, Kimberly (Kevin) Chmielewski, Angela Owcarz, Jef-frey Owcarz, Michelle Kuziel and Kristi (Casey) Seyller; and six great-grandchil-dren, Alexa, Shelby, Kyle, Madelyn, Ella and Owen.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; her husband on Dec. 28, 1996; a sis-ter, Frances; and a brother, Joseph.

Visitation was April 29 and 30 at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, McHenry. The funeral Mass was April 30 at Christ the King Church, Wonder Lake. Burial was in Christ the King Cemetery, Won-der Lake.

Memorials can be made to Christ the King Church.

Scott H. Denman Scott H. Denman, 60, Woodstock, died

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Driver was the only person aboard when a District 200 bus caught fire on Wicker Street

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Welcome back,Dick Tracy

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Cheryl Wormley PUBLISHER, CO-OWNERPaul Wormley CO-OWNERKatelyn Stanek MANAGING EDITOR

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Cheryl WormleyKatelyn StanekSandy KucharskiStephanie Price

Dick Tracy is on his way to Woodstock again, courtesy of the newly formed Friends of the Old Courthouse.

The nonprot group is reviving a celebration of the famed detective and his creator, Chester Gould, who lived and worked in the Woodstock area while penning the syndicated cartoon strip Dick Tracy.

Yes, to the relief of Crimestoppers everywhere, Dick Tracy Day is back.

This time, the event is taking on a new form. The tribute to one of Americas favorite private eyes and to one of historys most widely-read cartoon-ists will include a lofty attempt at a world record that we think Dick Tracy would truly admire. The Friends of the Old Courthouse is planning to build the worlds longest comic strip as the highlight of the celebration.

The Friends, an organization created in January to help raise money for the restoration of the city of Woodstocks Old Courthouse and Sheriffs House property, have the Guinness Book of World Records in their sights. Members are aiming to produce a strip of Dick Tracy cells traced from original com-ics that will stretch nearly one mile and be displayed on the Woodstock Square Saturday, July 2.

Other Dick Tracy Day events will include walk-ing tours, crafts, food from vendors, a silent auc-tion, a documentary screening and more.

The Friends are using the day as a fundraiser for the Old Courthouse, which is undergoing mas-sive, not to mention expensive, restoration efforts. Theyre looking for business sponsors for the event as well as for volunteers to help create what could be their record-setting comic strip.

The loss several years ago of the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum and Woodstocks Dick Tracy Days celebration has always been disappointing. We tip our yellow fedoras to the Friends of the Old Courthouse for reviving a celebration of Gould and Tracy.

To volunteer for the comic strip event, visit www.FriendsOfTheOldCourthouse.org. For more information, email jmiller@friendsoftheoldcourt-house.org.

Community choir a great addition to Woodstock

You should have been there.The Woodstock arts and music community

have a great new addition: the Woodstock Com-munity Choir.

Theyve just nished their third recital May 1, and it was fantastic.

The afternoons program theme was Celebrat-ing Women in Music and included 11 selections of pop-oriented songs arranged for a choir.

Highlights included the concluding number, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) written and made popular by Annie Lennox and Dave Stew-art, otherwise known as the Eurythmics, and The Shoop Shoop Song, written by Rudy Clark and made popular most recently by Cher. A very capable band accompanied the choir for all but Sweet Dreams.

The recital was free and held in Woodstock North High Schools auditorium.

Another standout was Here I Am, an origi-nal song written by the choirs founder, Cassan-dra Vohs-Demann. Its an anthem about per-severance and persistence. Ms. Vohs-Demann sang lead and played acoustic guitar with the band and chorus. The group featured soloists for nearly every tune. I, for one, cant imagine standing in front of a crowd and singing at the top of your lungs. But these folks will sing in the spotlight, and I was fortunate to be there and

hear it for myself.Choir members are all volunteers who just

want to sing. Woodstock is lucky they do.You all should attend next time. A better hour

cannot be spent.Mike Smith,

Woodstock

Good news and bad news on township consolidation

Township Ofcials of Illinois the politi-cal arm of Illinois 1,431 township governments, with a membership of more than 11,000 paid township ofcials, based in Springeld is an anti-voter, pro-tax lobby organization estab-lished for the continued existence of the 1850s outdated townships.

Good news! Township pro-voter and anti-tax bills have recently been introduced in the Gen-eral Assembly by local senators and represen-tatives. The bills are working their way through the process.

Bad news! TOI has focused the efforts of their membership to kill the following voter-tax friendly bills.

Some of the legislative bills aimed at govern-ment reduction and tax relief: Senate Bill 2462 (Duffy) and Senate Bill 2412 (Althoff) pro-vide that all townships within a coterminous

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We can thank Anna Jarvis of West Virginia for Mothers Day. Anna wasnt a mother herself. She wanted to honor her mother, Ann Reeves Jar-vis, who had been a peace activist and cared for wounded soldiers on both sides during the Civil War.

Annas initial Mothers Day obser-vance was a memorial service for her mother in 1908 at their home church.

Anna successfully lobbied for Mothers Day legislation in West Vir-ginia in 1908. Then in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclama-tion designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day in the U.S.

Annas idea of honoring moth-ers was to have children, young and grown, write letters or other literary works expressing their appreciation and love for their mothers.

By 1920, Hallmark and other card companies were selling Mothers Day cards. Candy companies and orists also seized the opportunity to benet from the love shown to mothers on their day.

Anna abhorred the commercializa-tion of Mothers Day. She moved from championing its cause to wanting to abolish what it had become. She

even was against worthwhile orga-nizations using Mothers Day for the benet of their own causes.

Carnations became the sig-nature owers of Mothers Day. In 1925, Anna pro-tested the sale of them by the Ameri-can War Moth-ers and was arrested for disturbing the peace.

I feel Annas pain. Though I am touched by the senti-

ment in a well-chosen greeting card, the decadence of chocolate and the beauty of greenhouse owers, for Mothers Day I much prefer a hand-written note, a picnic in a park or owers gathered from the garden.

I dont know who came up with the idea of serving mother breakfast in bed for her special day. It never really appealed to me. I much preferred being in the kitchen with my sons as they cooked breakfast. It would have been torture lying in bed and hearing them

having fun without me. For the mom who would welcome

an extra half-hour or hour in bed while her children and husband pre-pare her breakfast, I say go for it.

Im sad to say I dont remember my early expressions of love and gratitude for my mother on Mothers Day. I am hopeful my elementary school teach-ers helped me create some artwork. Mom loved owers, and I can imagine I cut a bouquet for her from time to time probably iris and maybe some bridal wreath. I inherited a love of cooking from her, so theres a high probability she encouraged me as I fancied up her Mothers Day dinner.

As an adult, I was more like the Anna who started Mothers Day, penning my own thoughts to Mom. Unlike Anna, I liked nding a beauti-ful card, often with pictures of ow-ers, to send, since we lived far apart. Then, Id write my own thoughts in it.

Sunday is Mothers Day. Honor the mothers in your life with handwritten notes or something created by your own hands. Be creative. Make it a day lled with gratitude and love.Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent.

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township may be consolidated by referendum; Senate Bill 2287 (Althoff) allows for citizen peti-tion for a referendum to abolish a single township; House Bill 4980 (Franks), Senate Bill 2470 (Duffy), Senate Bill 2288 (Althoff) remove

statutory provisions that serve as disincentives to consolidate town-ships in a county; House Bill 4975 (Yingling) makes it easier to abol-ish all townships in a county by citizens petition or \county board vote.

Illinois is the government state and has one of the highest tax bur-dens in the nation. Illinois has 7,000 local governments, about 2,000 more than any other state.

Government reduction is the only path to meaningful tax relief. Its time for action from others than township ofcials.

What can you do? If you support ballot access and tax relief, please contact the above legislators show-ing your support.

Abolish/consolidate townships! Put it on the ballot!

Bob Anderson,Wonder Lake

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SchoolsOlson declares Mrs. Summerfield Day for staff members 80th birthday

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

Students and staff at a Woodstock elementary school celebrated the 80th birthday of one of the schools staff members by declaring Mrs. Summereld Day at Olson Elemen-tary School.

Pauline Summereld is a response- to-intervention associate at Olson. She has worked for Woodstock School District 200 for nine years and at Olson for six.

The school and staff marked her birthday with a big celebration March 23. The birthday celebration was a surprise. Decorations included 80 Mardi Gras beads, 80 balloons and 80 student signatures on a sign that read Pauline Summereld for President.

The school gave gifts of 80 mints, 80 bags of tea and a list of 80 events that happened in 1936. Students wrote about what they thought life was like in 1936. These pages were compiled into a book for Summereld.

The largest gift was a reading bench from the staff. It will be located in the front hall of the school with a plaque indicating it was donated to honor her service to Olson.

Today was the surprise of my life, she said, and a nice surprise at that!

Summereld said she enjoys helping students improve their reading skills.

Working is an advantage, she said. It keeps the mind functioning and the body and soul invigorated.

Olson Principal Diana Frisbie added, Students and staff have bene-ted greatly from the wisdom, wit and work ethic modeled by Mrs. Summer-eld. She continues to demonstrate dedication to learning and to Olson Elementary School.

Summereld grew up in Michigan and currently resides in Huntley. She has four children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

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By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

This year, when the Woodstock class of 2016 seniors receive their diplomas, a special group of District 200 stu-dents will be among them.

This years graduating class includes the rst students completing District 200s dual-language program. The approximately 25 students have par-ticipated in the program from rst through 12th grade. The department of language and culture hosted a cel-ebration to honor the students and their families May 1 at Mary Endres Elementary School, 2181 N. Route 47.

Were expecting over 100 families to attend, and were holding the cele-bration at Mary Endres because thats where the students started the pro-gram when they were rst-graders, said Keely Krueger, director of grants, language and culture for District 200.

For students in the districts dual- language program, 50 percent of class instruction is delivered in English and

the other 50 percent is instructed in Spanish. The goal of the program is for students to learn to read, write, lis-ten and speak in both languages, as well as develop cultural awareness, Krueger said.

District 200 was one of the rst districts in McHenry County to offer a dual-language program and one of the rst in the state of Illinois to offer a comprehensive prekindergarten- to-12th-grade program, Krueger said.

The special celebration was also held to recognize about 50 District 200 students who will receive the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy upon graduation.

As Krueger explained to the Dis-trict 200 School Board April 26, the Seal of Biliteracy is a new program, offered by the state for the rst time last year, that awards recognition to high school graduates who have dem-onstrated a high level of prociency in English and also in reading, writ-ing, listening and speaking in a sec-ond language. Illinois is the fourth of 16 states to offer the biliteracy seal,

Krueger said. This Seal of Biliteracy is not nec-

essarily just given to dual-language students who have studied Spanish, Krueger said. And students dont have to take courses to get it.

Krueger said students who prove their aptitude in any second language such as French, German, Latin, Pol-ish, etc., are eligible to receive the seal. Krueger told school board mem-bers state legislators are expected to vote upon a proposed law that would require Illinois universities and col-leges to award 12 college-level credit hours to students graduating with the Seal of Biliteracy.

Since the seniors began as the dis-tricts rst dual-language learners in 2004, District 200s program has grown to serve more than 2,200 stu-dents districtwide, Krueger said. More information about the pro-gram is available on the depart-ment of language and culture web-site at Lang.WoodstockSchools.org/Dual-language.

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVERSteven Alcaraz receives his dual-language medallion from Keely Krueger, District 200s director of grants, language and culture, at a ceremony at Mary Endres Elementary School May 1.

District honors dual-language grads

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A & EWoodstock man debuts novel The Dolphin

COURTESY PHOTOWoodstock writer Craig Hallenstein discusses his novel The Dolphin at Read Between the Lynes, 111 E. Van Buren St.

Craig Hallensteins book earns honorable mention at Los Angeles Book Festival

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

Woodstocks Craig Hallenstein is busy.

The new author has been on the literary circuit in recent months to promote his debut novel, The Dol-phin. Last week, he was in New Orleans for what he described as two book signings, a great party and Stevie Wonder. (The famed New Orleans Jazz Fest happened to be running at the same time.)

Ive been coming down [to New Orleans] since 1986, and the rst time I ever came down and the cab driver pulled into the French Quar-ter, I just got chills running up and down my spine, Hallenstein said. That was it. I felt like I was home, and yet Id never been here before.

Hallenstein owns several prop-erties in the Big Easy now, and he considers the city a second home. So it makes sense he would choose New Orleans as the setting for his rst novel, a book he said took nine months to write and nine years to edit.

I grew up in a family of writers. Ive always written, but its always been on the side because I needed to raise ve kids, I needed to earn a living, Hallenstein, a psychologist by training, said.

The Dolphin is a psychologi-cal thriller-meets-crime m y s t e r y that centers around a prod-igy whose promising life takes a turn for the worse when he wrongly ends up on a sex offender registry at the age of 18.

I like the metaphor of the dolphin,

the innocent sh being caught when police go after sharks, Hal-

lenstein said. They occa-sionally will catch in the net innocent people who have been rel-egated to sex offender reg-istration who, in my mind,

dont deserve it.Although this is his rst novel,

Hallenstein is earning plaudits for

The Dolphin. The book received an honorable mention at the 2016 Los Angeles Book Festival, and the author recently was featured on a panel at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.

Closer to home, Hallenstein will appear at Beloit Colleges Turtle Creek Bookstore, 444 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis., from 2 to 4 p.m. Sat-urday, June 11. In October, hell be signing books at The Book Cellar in Chicago.

Hallenstein said hes been happy with his readers response to the book, particularly in online reviews.

I spent nine years not knowing if anyone would ever like this book, how people would take to it, and when the Amazon reviews came out, I nally had my answer. People liked the story.

I grew up in a family of writ-ers. Ive always written, but its always been on the side because I needed to raise five kids, I needed to earn a living.

- Craig Hallenstein, author

The DolphinAuthor: Craig HallensteinPublisher: Storyville PressISBN-10: 0692578838

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MarketplaceREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSFiled in the McHenry County Recorders Ofce April 13 to 18:Q Residence at 3117 Clearview Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by 777 LLC, Marengo, to Christopher Rainault, Wonder Lake, for $153,000.Q Residence at 1968-1970 Sheila St., Woodstock, was sold by LeRoy and JoAnn Schneiderman, Woodstock, to William Weyde, McHenry, for $75,000.Q Residence at 4702 Winnebago Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by the U. S. Bank National Association as Trustee, Colum-bus, Ohio, to Kevin Holoubek, Woodstock, for $32,500.Q Residence at 2505 Thoroughbred Trail, Woodstock, was sold by Nancee Speth-man Trust, Woodstock, to Kurt and Karen Gunther, Woodstock, for $240,000.Q Residence at 445 Pleasant St., Wood-stock, was sold by Michael St. Onge, Fort Myers, Fla., to Catherine Rigo, Fort Myers, Fla., for $100.Q Residence at 611 Schumann St., Wood-stock, was sold by Building 22 LLC, Burr Ridge, to Donna Emmons, 611 Schumann St., Woodstock, for $210,000.Q Residence at 6302 Giant Oaks Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, West Palm Beach, Fla., to Joseph and Ashley Qui-nones, Wonder Lake, for $170,634.Q Residence at 231 Tanager Drive, Wood-stock, was sold by 901 Wicker Series of the Bunzity LLC, Downers Grove, to Jaclyn Kelly, Woodstock, for $179,000.Q Residence at 8815 Highland Drive, Won-der Lake, was sold by Todd OConnell, Aurora, Colo., to Jean Darnell, Wonder Lake, for $108,000.Q Residence on 10.40 acres at 13014 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock, was sold by Roy and Michelle Briscoe, Hender-son, Tenn., to William and Karen OBrien, >VVKZ[VJRMVYQ Residence at 842 Clay St., Woodstock, was sold by Brian Sundberg, Homer Glen, to Julie and John Hoag, Lakewood, for $147,000.

Nine-hole course has been ranked No. 1 in the nation

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

The layout of Woodstock Coun-try Clubs nine-hole golf course is nearly the same as when legend-ary Scottish golf course architect Thomas Bendelow designed it 100 years ago.

The fact the par-35 course, built upon 65 rolling acres north of Coun-try Club Road, retains many of the design traits for which Bendelow was famous is one reason it was rated among the top 25 best nine-hole courses in the country by Golf World magazine in 2010 and eventu-ally was ranked the No. 1 nine-hole course by Golf Digest magazine in 2013.

The greens themselves are in the exact same place today as they were in 1916, said club golf professional Allen Brown. The course has small greens, tight fairways. Its an aver-age-length golf course. Its a chal-lenge, but it doesnt beat you up. Weve got something thats obvi-ously stood the test of time.

Woodstock Country Club is cel-ebrating its 100th year. The club was ofcially started May 19, 1916, according to clubhouse manager and executive chef Teresa Jaramillo Ryan, who is already planning cen-tennial celebrations for the upcom-ing season.

Ryan, who started working at the club as a buser when she was 14 years old, calls WCC a microcosm of the Woodstock community. Its the place where members and their guests can enjoy the scenic hills and stately oak trees that sprouted over the century on the former farmland.

Afterwards, they and their families can share lunch, dinner or drinks in the 4,652-square-foot clubhouse, which is also the site for weddings, showers, birthday parties, baptisms, anniversaries and other special cel-ebrations the good times in life. The building, a former farmhouse, was renovated eight years ago to update the interior dcor in the Ben-delow room, convert the screened

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY STEPHANIE PRICEWoodstock Country Club golf professional Allen Brown stands in front of the clubhouse and centennial banner. WCC is celebrating its 100th anniversary May 19.

Woodstock Country Club marks centennial

porch to the Glen Crest room lled with windows and most recently, to update the ladies locker room facil-ities, which often double for the bridal party dressing room.

Theres been a lot of love here, Ryan said. This is the place where the heart of Woodstock comes together and feels like a family.

The club is comprised of a mix of senior members, many of whom are sons and daughters of previous members, and a younger set com-ing in. Over time, the property was annexed into the village of Bull Val-ley, which the members unsuccess-fully fought in court. Nevertheless, the club has always been member-owned and managed.

Making it through the Great Depression was a huge triumph for the club, Ryan said.

The members past and present

should be credited for keeping the course in its pristine condition, Brown added. Since it is member-owned, the course could have been changed or altered at anytime to sat-isfy a whim. The course has a tradi-tional routing where the rst ve holes are located along the perim-eter of the property and the nal four holes run the interior. The sur-rounding properties boast secluded woodlands.

The beauty surrounding the course, particularly during the fall months when the leaves are vibrant orange and red, and its difculty level have kept golfers returning year after year, despite rising com-petition from several new area courses built over the past 20 years. An industrywide push that promotes nine-hole courses is helping drive new members to the club as well, Brown said.

I think thats also a testament to the course that were still here 100 years later, Brown said. There are more golf courses than we have golfers for, but were still here.

For membership information, visit woodstockcc.memberstatements.com or call 815-338-2191.

This is the place where the heart of Woodstock comes together and feels like a family.

- Teresa Jaramillo Ryan, clubhouse manager and executive chef

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CommunityHigh school students take on marketing challenge

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

A total of 240 high school marketing students from nine area high schools participated in McHenry County Col-leges 2016 Marketing Challenge in April.

The challenge for the 49 student teams was to create the best market-ing plan for this years sponsor, Jer-sey Mikes Subs. Mark Michalak, who owns stores in Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills and Lake Zurich said, The kids did a great job. Their creativ-ity and out-of-the-box ideas were phenomenal.

The students had one hour to show-case a nonelectronic presentation on a new marketing plan and slogan for the company. Woodstock High School had four teams. One captured third place and another came in fourth.

Steven R. Thompson is the inter-related occupations coordinator and business teacher at Woodstock and Woodstock North High Schools.

The reason for the nonelectronic part of the presentation was to dis-courage phone use during the event, he said. Students had to research ahead of time, and all ideas were con-veyed on ip charts with tables, story-boards and written ideas. The emphasis was on presentation skills like eye con-tact, condence, organization, member involvement and speaking skills.

WHS Future Business Leaders of America club earned third place. Members included Jade Bellairs, Parker Burton, Samantha Byrnes, Caden Fosnaugh and Chris King. Their winning slogan was Clean Cut Catering.

WHS Marketing Class No. 3 took fourth place. Members were Nic Ihs-sen, Adam Krauser, Nick Kubiak, Dan Nattress and Tyler Peake.

This was the rst time my students competed at the event, said Thomp-son. I am very pleased with the MCC event, the students results and the learning that took place.News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

HIGHLIGHT

By Tricia CarzoliTHE INDEPENDENT

Tucked away in rural Woodstock, nestled on 80 acres of land, Marmont Farm, 15515 Nelson Road, offers equine boarding, riding lessons, indoor and outdoor arenas and a personal touch. Owner Karen Sedlock is celebrating 10 years of operation, but what is most important, she said, are the friend-ships shes made over the years and the bonds shes made with the horses.

Sedlock spent years working at area barns before earning her bachelors degree in equine studies and equine business management from the Uni-versity of Findlay in Ohio. After grad-uating, she continued to work at other local farms before deciding to embark on the journey of her dreams.

It was nally time for me to have a farm of my own, she said, recall-ing the time she spent designing and laying the groundwork for the barn, which ofcially opened 10 years ago. Her family had owned the land since 1999 but didnt begin developing it until 2005.

Once the plans were laid and the building had started, Sedlock knew this was where she was supposed to be.

This is the best place here, with the horses, Sedlock said. The people who board here have become friends. We talk at the barn, but we also talk out-side of the barn, have dinner together and text each other. I am surrounded by really good people.

The friendships have been culti-vated over the past decade. Board-ers come and go that is the nature of boarding. But there are a lot who have stayed and who have become like family. It makes my job easier, Sedlock continued.

When Sedlock opened Marmont Farm, she had two horses her own horse, Rhett, and a school horse. Since then, her boarding business has increased exponentially.

Shes come a long way, Janet Sed-lock, Karen Sedlocks mother said. Were all very proud of her.

Karen Sedlock said Marmont Farm currently boards 17 horses and Sed-lock takes care of them all herself. She

does not employ any other barn help. This is a family farm, she explained. I am up at 6 and feed the horses, turn them out, take care of the stalls, make sure they are acting OK. But I wouldnt trade it these horses are the best, she said.

In addition to boarding, Marmont Farm offers hunter-jumper classes and riding lessons. The barn is home to seven horses owned by the Sedlocks, but there are a wide variety of horses that comes through her stables.

Taking care of so many horses requires a keen intuition and access to medical professionals sometimes at odd hours. Karen Sedlock said hav-ing a trusted veterinarian at her n-gertips has helped her tremendously.

She has formed a special relation-ship with Dr. Ann McCombs, a trav-eling veterinar-ian who resides in

Harvard. Through that friendship, Sed-lock met Susan Keating, a horse trainer from Woodstock.

McCombs and Keating organized a carriage-driving opportunity for Keat-ings students at Marmont Farm. The yearly event was held April 23 and drew ve carriage drivers.

Karen [Sedlock]s indoor arena is a great size for driving practice. Most of us dont have an indoor practice area, so Karen graciously lets us use this space. It is great to get the horses

into practice after the winter months, Keating said.

There is nothing more challeng-ing than driving, Keating continued. It might look relaxing, but you have to pay vigilant attention to everything around you.

Pat Nesler, Barrington, is a student of Keatings, and she boards her Welsh pony Miata at Marmont Farm. The barn is a beautiful, quiet environment, she said. It is clean it is just a won-derful place to come to and Karen takes such good care of the horses.

It is that care which sets Marmont Farm apart. I am the person who is with the horses all the time I dont get holidays, I dont get sick days. I know each horses personality. I can tell when a horse is feeling off, Sedlock said. It is that commitment that earns her favor with her boarders.

Karen is always looking after the horses, and we know they are in good hands, Nesler said.

Sedlock recalled that her most memorable moment was when one of the horses gave birth in the middle of the night.

It was just me and the mommy horse. It was amazing to be there together as she brought a new horse into the world, Sedlock said. But it also has been amazing to watch some of my students. One little girl started here when she was 8. She now is 18, and I think about how far shes come it has been an incredible 10 years.

Farm marks 10th anniversary

It was finally time for me to have a farm of my own.

- Karen Sedlock, Marmont Farm owner

Owner Karen Sed-lock talks to mule Tevis at Marmont Farm.

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The nature of hybrids

The American Bison (Bison bison) was last documented in Illinois in the 1830s nearly 200 years ago. That is, until 30 of the animals were introduced at Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove in late 2014. Since then, another herd of 27 bison was introduced at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington.

Prior to the arrival of Euro-pean settlers to the continent in the 1500s, there is evidence 60 mil-lion American Bison roamed across North America. By the late 1800s, the 2,000-pound behemoths were nearly extinct and only one wild population remained in Yellowstone National Park. Fortunately, the U.S. Congress designated Yellowstone as the rst national park in 1872, before all the bison were hunted out of the area.

The North American bison pop-ulation has rebounded to nearly 500,000 today, but the vast major-ity are actually bison-cattle hybrids. Less than 10 percent of American bison today are considered wild (not descended from domesticated hybrids) and less than 10 percent of the wild bison roam in landscapes without fences (e.g. Yellowstones two bison herds and a few others).

As far back as 1880, ranchers were trying to cross cattle with bison to improve the cattles hardiness in the face of harsh North American

winters. The resulting meat was found to have lower cholesterol and higher protein content than the cattle meat.

There is evidence that the hybrids are smaller and may be less hardy than purebred bison. In other words, the hybrids are not actually equiva-lent to the originals.

People have been hybridizing species for almost as long as weve been around. An example of an early hybrid would be corn (also called maize). In an area that is near Oax-aca, Mexico, today, native people 10,000 years ago began to selectively plant grass species with relatively large fruit kernels what we call the corncob. They found that the kernels were a good source of starch. Over time, through selective planting and cross-pollinating, the cobs went from about an inch in size up to six inches in length.

Over time, dozens of varieties of maize were formed through selec-tive planting of grass seed, with each variety exhibiting slightly different characteristics in kernel size, color, sweetness, starch content, etc. What they all had in common however was a consistent genetic code they were all the species Zea mays, just as all humans are Homo sapiens, but some of us are short with blue eyes and others are tall with green eyes.

The genetic diversity within a spe-cies increases the likelihood that in times of stress, some of the individu-als will survive.

Today, much corn seed is actu-ally engineered in a lab, rather than saved from the previous years har-vest. This guarantees a specic per-formance by each seed and virtually eliminates any variation from plant to plant. The engineered seed also has allowed seed manufacturers to insert genetic material into the corn seeds to resist various diseases, repel cer-tain insects with built-in insecticides and allow the corn plants to thrive even if sprayed with an herbicide that kills all surrounding plants (known as Round-up Ready corn).

One downside is that every seed is genetically identical to every other. And in the realm of biodiversity, con-sistency comes at a very steep price. Populations that lack genetic diversity are more vulnerable to changing envi-ronmental conditions if a change affects one individual in a negative way, it will affect all members of the population in a negative way!

Whether it is the species Bison bison or Zea mays, there is value in preserving genetic diversity within a species. And, diversity isnt some-thing that can be engineered.

Lisa Haderlein is executive director of The Land Conservancy.

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COMMUNITYST. MARY SCHOOL BURIES TIME CAPSULE

COURTESY PHOTO In recognition of their 100-year anniversary, friends and staff of St. Mary Catholic School buried a time capsule. Pictured, from left, are: Father Burt Absalon, pastor; Brenda Baldassano, principal; and Ed OBrien, retired principal.

PRAIRIEWOOD TAKES PART IN TLC PROGRAM

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HOMEOWNER SHOWS CONSERVATION PRIDE

COURTESY PHOTO The Land Conservancy of McHenry County announces Woodstocks UL^LZ[*VUZLY]H[PVU'/VTLTLTILY,Z[OLY2HWSHUWPJ[\YLKOHZreceived a sign for her yard declaring her as a member of TLCs program that encourages property owners to follow conservation-minded practices.

STUDENTS WIN PEACE ESSAY CONTEST

COURTESY PHOTO The Woodstock Rotary Club recently honored the winners of its peace essay contest. Pictured, from left, are: winners Joseph Wals-dorf; Reid Kenyon; and Melody Knuth.

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COMMUNITYIN BRIEFPaddle in the Park May 14 at The Hallows

McHenry County Conservation District will host Paddle in the Park from 10 a.m. [V WT:H[\YKH `4H` H[ ;OL/VS-lows Conservation Area, 3804 Highway 14, Cary. Visitors can test the waters, dip a paddle in the crystal clear waters of Lake Atwood and discover the joy of canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.;OL L]LU[ ^PSS IL H NYLH[ VWWVY[\UP[`

for beginners to get introduced to the sport or for experienced paddlers to pick up information on local outings and out-[[LYZ (KTPZZPVU PZ MYLL HUK MVY H VULtime workshop fee of $5, visitors can test-paddle a variety of water vessels and participate in several clinics. A beginning canoe-paddling clinic will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and noon; beginning kayak-paddling clinics at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; solo canoe-paddling clinic at 1 p.m.; and stand-up paddleboard clinics will be ongoing throughout the day at the L.L. Bean booth. A demonstration of canoe-rescue techniques will be offered at 2:30 p.m. ;OL:V\[O^LZ[)YPNHKLOPZ[VYPJHS PU[LY-

preters will demonstrate a voyageur canoe and discuss the importance of the canoe in early-American settlement, exploration and the fur-trade industry.

Local vendors will be on hand to dis-cuss the different types of watercrafts available and a number of canoeing resources will be available with informa-tion on where to paddle, where to get les-ZVUZ JS\IZ [V QVPU SVJHS V\[[[LYZ HUKrentals and details on local river trips and Midwest excursions. Live music and food also will be present.

Registration is not required. For infor-mation, call Prairieview Education Center at 815-479-5779 or visit www.MCCDis-trict.org.

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May is Look at Local History Month and McHenry County Conservation Dis-trict will celebrate Sunday, May 15, with

an opportunity to discover more about the areas cultural past at the 1850s Living /PZ[VY`6WLU/V\ZL;OL7V^LYZ>HSRLYHouse Historic Landmark in Glacial Park, at Rt. 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood, will be open from noon to 4 p.m.

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For information, visit www.feed-ingamerica.org and www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive.

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815-337-1395$5 donationJazz Jam is sponsored by Jazz on the Square. Artists will perform jazz music.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETMay 7, 10, 14, 17: 9 a.m. to noonWoodstock SquareFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.org.May 7: 9 to 10:30 a.m. KenJohnson; 10:30 a.m. CherylNiemo and the Down HomeBoysMay 10: 9 a.m. to noon Kishwau-kee RamblersMay 14: 9 a.m. to noon IRISMay 17: 9 am. Larry Lebbing; 10

a.m. Amy Dixon Kolar;11 a.m. Tricia Alexander

RED ROSE RAGTIME BANDMay 7, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$19815-338-5300Percussionist Mike Schwimmerand pianist/arranger JoanReynolds specialize in ragtimefor the 7-piece jazz band.

FIRST SATURDAY MUSICMay 7, 7 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center ofWoodstock225 W. Calhoun St.$3 donation

815-382-5264Visitors can participate in the open mic night or enjoy the show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

STAGE LEFTOVERSMay 11, 25, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Caf125 Van Buren St. FreeThe Stage Leftovers, consistingof Rich Prezioso, Joe Pesz, BrianMurphy, Laurel Palma, PeteJonsson and Les Urban, willperform.

OPEN MIC NIGHTMay 13, 27, 7 p.m.Stage Left Caf125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.org815-338-5164Open Mic is sponsored by Off

Square Music. Various artists will perform in 15-minute slots.

CORKY SIEGELS CHAMBER BLUES WITH SUE DEMELMay 21, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$30815-338-4212The Opera House will present award-winning composer andblues musician Corkey Siegel and singer Sue Demel in concert.

SPRING FIBER FLINGMay 14, 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.McHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club Road$3 per personeventsprout.com/register/ZWYPUNFILYFPUN

May 14 performers:10 a.m. Courtney Sullivan;11 a.m. Ken Johnson;Noon Small Potatoes;1 p.m. Northwest Highway;2 p.m. Cheryl Niemo and theDown Home Boys;3 p.m. Guyz with Bad Eyez.May 15 performers: 10 a.m. Courtney Sullivan;11 a.m. Kishwaukee Ramblers;Noon Big Fish;2 p.m. Northwest Highway

SPOKEN WORDSPOKEN WORD CAFEMay 14, 7 p.m.Stage Left Caf125 Van Buren St.815-337-1395International and national-travel-ing professional storytellers aswell as talented local amateurs,students and elders will perform.

will have various speakers and exhibits.

COFFEE WITH THE CHIEFWoodstock Police Department656 Lake Ave.7 p.m.There will be a celebration of Chief Lowens dedication and ser-vice to the community. Refresh-ments will be served.

10 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 7.

ALZHEIMERS DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUPValley Hi Nursing Home2406 Hartland Road6 p.m.815-334-2817A monthly meeting will offer sup-port for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimers and dementia.

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

NORTHLAND AREA ART LEAGUE MEETINGOpera House Community Room121 Van Buren St.7 p.m.815-337-2027The art league will host a meet-ing and demonstration by George Stevens. Walk-ins and guests are welcome.

12 THURSDAYSENIOR EXERCISE CLASSDorr Township1039 Lake Ave.9 a.m.$10 monthly exercise class fee, $2 lunch815-344-3555Senior citizens are invited to exer-cise, followed by coffee, program, lunch and bingo.

RECRUITING REALITIESWoodstock North High School Auditorium3000 Raffel Road7:30 p.m.National recruiting expert Jack Renkens will discuss the pro-cess behind college athletic recruiting.

14 SATURDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 7.

HABITAT RESTORATION+\LSK7VUK11418 McConnell Road9 a.m. to nooneventsprout.com/register/ZWYPUNFILYFPUN815-337-9315Individuals, students, small groups and families with children older than age 6 can participate in restoring native habitat for this McHenry County Conservation District site.

SPRING FIBER FLINGMcHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club Road9 a.m. to 5 p.m.eventsprout.com/register/ZWYPUNFILYFPUN$3 per person, 7 and under freeILYYLSH[LK]LUKVYZ^PSSbe selling and demonstrating L]LY`[OPUNMYVT`HYU[VUPZOLKproducts.

FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS CLUB LAUNCHHughes Seed FarmDimmel Road1 to 5 p.m.815-337-9068foxvalleyrocketeers.orgModel rocket enthusiasts will launch rockets. Everyone is welcome.

WNHS GRADUATIONWoodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road7 p.m.

815-334-2100Tickets are required.

15 SUNDAYBREAKFAST BENEFITWoodstock Moose Lodge406 Clay St.8 to 11 a.m.815-338-9875Full breakfast will be served. Net proceeds and a matching dona-tion will be donated to asso-JPH[PVUZILUL[PUNYLZLHYJOVUW\STVUHY`IYVZPZKPZLHZLHUKbreast cancer.

SPRING FIBER FLINGMcHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club Road9 a.m. to 4 p.m.eventsprout.com/register/ZWYPUNFILYFPUN$3 per person, 7 and under freeSee May 14.

HELPING PAWS NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONHelping Paws Shelter2500 Harding Lane1 p.m.815-338-4400helpingpaws.netHelping Paws will offer a monthly orientation to new volunteers. Open to the public. Prospective members are welcome.

WHS GRADUATIONWoodstock High School501 W. South St.

2 p.m.815-338-4370Tickets are required.

17 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 7.

WOODSTOCK CITY COUN-CIL MEETINGCity Hall121 W. Calhoun St.7 p.m.

18 WEDNESDAYWOODSTOCK LIONS CLUB MEETINGMain Street PourHouse214 Main St.6:30 p.m.815-236-4759The meeting is open to the pub-lic. Prospective members are welcome.

19 THURSDAYKIWANIS WOODSTOCK MEETINGGolden Eagle Bank975 Country Club RoadNoon to 1 p.m.An open meeting of the Kiwanis Club will be held.

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Austin Butts and Eric Bell, Wood-stock High School graduates, con-tinue to bash away at the ball.

And McHenry County Colleges baseball team continues to win. The Fighting Scots are 36-10 overall and 12-2 in the Illinois Skyway Col-legiate Conference. Butts is doing double duty; as well as hitting at the dish, he also has been serving it up on the hill.

Butts was 3-for-5 in the 21-0 blanking of Robert Morris University junior varsity team. Butts scored three times and drove home two. On the hill, he earned his rst save of the year in the 7-4 win over Milwau-kee Area Technical College. In 2 2/3 innings of work, he allowed only one hit. He struck out three hitters.

Bell had hits in three games, including a 2-for-2 performance against Elgin Community College. In the 12-6 win over ECC, he hom-ered, drove home three and scored once. He was 1-for-3 with a walk in the win over RMUs junior varsity team. He drove home one of the runs. In the victory over Milwaukee Area Technical, he was 1-for-3 and scored once.

Jamie Huntley (Woodstock) improved to 2-1 in Beloit Colleges 8-5 win over the University of Chi-cago. Huntley, who worked 3.0 innings, allowed one earned run on three hits. He fanned one batter. In Beloits 8-2 loss to Rockford Uni-versity, Huntley fanned two batters in one inning of work. He did not suffer the loss. Beloit is 20-8 overall and 6-2 in the Midwest Conference.

Mike Koscielniak (Marian Central Catholic) has helped Vassar College

WHS grads power MCC to wins

Livengood sets Thunder record in sprinting

By Megan IversTHE INDEPENDENT

The Woodstock High School girls track team placed sixth and Wood-stock North took 15th at the Wood-stock Invitational April 29. For WHS, a rst-place nish by junior Cora Uidl in the pole vault and a second-place nish by senior Grace Beattie in the 1,600-meter run were standout results.

Im happy with sixth, said Wood-stock head coach Steve Erwin. This is a big invitational.

WHS relays provided depth. The 3,200 relay team of Beattie, senior Tess Devinger, senior Megan Han-sen and junior Kate Jacobs placed

fourth in 10:12.2. The 800 relay team of juniors Brianna Verbeeck and Lena Vogel and freshmen Jerelyn Jones and Syd Heidtke placed sixth in 1:52.6. The 1,600 relay of Verbeeck, Beattie, Heidtke and senior Lizzy Kruse also p