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By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

More than one year after gun shots were fired through a residential win-dow on Judd Street, Woodstock Police

have made an arrest in the case.Nicholas A. Lopez, 21, of Wood-

stock, was charged May 27 with aggra-vated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, Woodstock Police Chief Rob-ert Lowen stated in a news release.

Woodstock Police responded at about 10:24 p.m. Jan. 24, 2015, to the 400 block of West Judd Street to reports of gun shots fired through the front window of an occupied

Man arrested in window shooting case

MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY WHITNEY RUPP

A tribute to fallen American military members is situated outside a home on Franklinville Road May 26.

Old Courthouse up for plaque from state historical society

» CITY COUNCIL

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

�e Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House could receive recognition from the Illinois State Historical Society for its significance in the life of influential labor leader Eugene V. Debs, who was

imprisoned there in 1895.Organizers have submitted an

application for the building to receive an Illinois Historic Marker, a plaque that would detail the Old Courthouse’s history. �e Woodstock City Council approved the application, as well as a

Please see Plaque, Page 3

New Mozart fest to launch this summerMidwest Mozart Festival will replace defunct Woodstock Mozart Festival

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

When the musicians who perform in the annual Woodstock Mozart Festival received letters in January informing them the concert tradition was ending, they decided to do some-thing about it.

Just after the holidays, the Mozart festival board of directors announced the three-weekend summer concerts would be discontinued permanently due to lack of funding and uncer-tainty over future financial resources.

�e closely-knit group of musi-cal artists, many who became friends after performing in the festival for most of its 29-year run, weren’t ready to see the event die, especially one year shy of celebrating its 30th season.

“At the end of last season, everyone was talking about the 30th anniver-sary season and were excited about it,” said Zachary Dylan, whose wife, Carol, plays the violin for the festi-val. “When we received the letters

Please see Mozart, Page 4

Please see Arrest, Page 4

SPORTS

Marian Central makes it to

soccer championshipPAGE 29

SPORTS

Three medal at state track

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OBITUARIESMargaret M. Polnow, WoodstockJoseph William ‘Bill’ Banker Jr., Woodstock

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END QUOTE‘‘If they’re not training, I’m gonna whoop ’em bad.’’

- CHESTER PARKS, PAGE 14

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Police say incident on Judd Street last year was drug- and gang-related

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Friends remember late restaurateur Terry Pirro

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In July 2015, Terry Pirro received the Never Be Defeated Award at the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance. With him are his brother, Jimmy, his wife, Mary, and their daughter Chanay Livingston.

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Terry Pirro may be remembered most by family and friends for his passion for cooking and food.

Whether he was whipping up a new dish in his home kitchen, working at his restaurant, Pirro’s Restaurante in Woodstock, or on an excursion with his friends, Pirro was always eager to create a good meal.

“Terry had such a passion for fly fishing and hunting and when he went on trips with friends, he would wine and dine them,” said his wife, Mary. “He would be like their per-sonal chef.”

Terry Pirro, 58, died May 19 at his Woodstock home after a four-year battle with neck and head cancer. At the time of his death, he was sur-rounded by his family, which includes Mary, his wife of 33 years, and their daughters, Chanay Livingston, 30, Woodstock, and Brianna Pirro, 25, Naperville. He also leaves behind three grandchildren; his son-in-law Daniel Livingston; his brother Jimmy, with whom he owned and operated the Woodstock restaurant; and his parents, Michael and Josephine.

Pirro’s passing leaves a void in the hearts of many in the community

who stepped forward to help the fam-ily since he was first diagnosed with cancer in February 2012. Friends pro-vided rides to and from chemother-apy treatments at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, hosted community fundraisers and estab-lished a crowd-funding page to offset the accumulating medical bills. Local restaurant owners – Pirro’s colleagues - donated portions of sales, food, bev-erages, wait staff and accommoda-tions for some fundraisers.

“Our family is so grateful for all the community’s love and support over this four-year battle,” Mary Pirro said.

Terry Pirro was the energy and tal-ent behind the Woodstock restaurant from 1996 to 2012. He built a second business, Pirro’s Sauce, by adding his own personal touch to his fami-ly’s traditional recipes. His daughters intend to keep the business going.

After enlisting in the U.S. Army at the age of 16 and earning his high school diploma, Terry attended DeVry University, which trained him for his first career as a television engineer. �e job required extensive travel.

“Because of his travel, he was able to taste and learn about all types of food,” Mary Pirro said.

Eventually, Terry Pirro traded the road for the opportunity to purchase

his own restaurant in Florida with Mary. After 15 years they returned to the Woodstock area to be closer to family. �at’s when Terry and Jimmy opened Pirro’s Restaurante on Route 47. �e restaurant was moved after a few years to 228 Main St.

While Terry Pirro was fighting can-cer, Mary Pirro said he worried more

about her than himself. He regretted not having the opportunity to walk his younger daughter down the wed-ding aisle or spend more time with his grandchildren. He fought the illness not just for himself, but with hopes of helping others when he enlisted in three research treatment programs, she said.

possible expenditure of $1,700 for the plaque if the application is approved, at its May 17 meeting.

As the building’s owner, the city of Woodstock had to sign off on the effort.

Leading the charge to have the building recognized by the state his-torical society is Kathleen Spaltro, a board member for the nonprofit Woodstock Celebrates. (Spaltro also is a columnist for �e Woodstock Inde-pendent.) She put together the appli-cation and collected letters of sup-port for the effort from State Sen. Pam Althoff, State Rep. Jack Franks, the McHenry County Bar Association, the McHenry County Historical Society, the Illinois Labor History Society and the city’s Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission.

“I appreciate the support of City Council and city staff as we now move forward with this application for a state historic marker for the old jail,” Spaltro wrote in an email. “City Coun-cil members clearly see the potential benefits to Woodstock of having this plaque. I look forward to its eventual dedication.”

Members of Woodstock Celebrates and the Illinois Labor History Soci-ety have donated money to cover the $500 application fee.

In 1895, Debs was imprisoned for six months in what was then the McHenry County Jail for violating an injunction during the Pullman Strike. During and after his imprisonment, Debs rose in prominence in the labor movement, eventually becoming a five-time candidate for President of the United States as a member of the Socialist Party of America.

While in Woodstock, Debs solidified his support for socialist causes. His imprisonment prompted visits to the jail by world leaders and luminaries of the era, including famed reporter Nel-lie Bly and Keir Hardie, the first Labour member of the British Parliament.

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Perkins Players to re-enact Debs’ jail release

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

For the first time, the McHenry County Historical Society’s troupe of period performers will mount a production on the Woodstock Square.

“Debs’ Sentence Ends, a Social Movement Starts” will be pre-sented by the Perkins Hall Players at 7 p.m. �ursday, June 16. �e his-torical drama will take place out-side the Old Courthouse and Sher-iff’s House — the same place where, in 1895, labor leader and eventual socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned for six months for his role in the Pull-man Strike.

�e drama will re-enact Debs’ release from the McHenry County Jail, an event that drew an enor-mous crowd of supporters and

onlookers to the Square.Kurt Begalka, administrator for

the McHenry County Historical Society, drew a parallel between Debs’ appeal and the momentum behind Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, him-self a democratic socialist who sup-ports labor interests.

“�is is the Bernie Sanders road-show all over again,” Begalka said. “It’s really interesting to me that we’re back to where we were. His-tory is cyclical.”

Attendees are encouraged to wear period clothing, and light refreshments will be served. Admis-sion is free.

“It should be a lot of fun. We’ll get people involved. We’ll have half the crowd be conservative and half of them be labor activists and see what happens,” Begalka said, laughing.

“Debs’ Sentence Ends, a Social Movement Starts”When: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16Where: Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, 101 N. Johnson St.Admission: Free

How They VotedTo approve an application and expenditure of $1,700 for an Illinois Historic Marker:YESDan HartMaureen LarsonJoe StarzynskiMike TurnerBrian Sager

NONone

ABSENTMark Saladin

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SDiabetic incident causes driver to leave road in B.V.An 80-year-old woman drove into a tree but was not seriously injured in the crash

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

An 80-year-old Woodstock woman was not seriously injured May 26 after she suffered a diabetic incident and drove off the road into a tree in a Bull Valley subdivision.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police responded to Club Road, about one-quarter mile south of Country Club Road, at about 11:20 a.m. to reports of a car deep in the woods.

Woodstock Police Chief Rob-ert Lowen said the elderly woman was driving a 2012 Honda Accord northbound on Club Road when she momentarily blacked out and drove off the west side of the 1200 block of Club Road.

�e woman did not appear to be injured, and the car’s airbag did not deploy.

“She went through some brush and hit a tree,” Lowen said. “We don’t think she was going very fast as the car air bag did not deploy.”

�e woman refused treatment at the scene and, therefore, was not transported to a local hospi-tal, according to WFRD Lt. Chad Williams. �e car sustained about $1,500 worth of damage.

Police issued the woman a warn-ing, Lowen said. PHOTO: ALEX VUCHA/WFRD

A car is pulled from the side of the road May 26 after its driver suffered a diabetic incident and hit a tree in Bull Valley.

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notifying us Mozart festival was end-ing, we got together and thought we could get this off the ground for another season. �e musicians are like family. �ey play together all the time, and they have formed a strong bond.”

�e musicians created a new non-profit with a similar name, Midwest Mozart Festival, of which Dylan is the president of the board of directors.

Midwest Mozart Festival will pres-ent “Woodstock Celebrates Mozart” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at San-filippo Estate, 789 Plumtree Road, Barrington Hills, and at 3 p.m. Sun-days, Aug. 7 and 14, at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St.

“Our allegiance is to the Wood-stock Opera House,” Dylan said. “We’re going back to put another year on the calendar.”

�e new nonprofit has what Dylan calls the “3 Cs” as part of its mission statement: concert, culture and com-munity. �e group will strive to pro-vide Northern Illinois with high-caliber musical performances featuring the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dylan said, while at the same time offering a unique cultural experience at affordable prices.

Furthermore, Midwest Mozart Fes-tival intends to go beyond the former thresholds and focus on encouraging musical education and sponsorships. Some musicians will interact with area music students and teachers and assist

residence. Police conducted an imme-diate search of the area, which is located across the street from the Woodstock Public Library, but failed to locate the offender at the time.

�e investigation continued since the date of the original shooting, according to the news release. �is incident was determined to be drug- and gang-related, Lowen said.

After conferring with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office, Woodstock Police obtained an arrest warrant for Lopez May 27.

Lopez currently is in the cus-tody of the Illi-nois Department of Corrections for an unre-lated criminal offense, accord-ing to police. His bond was set a $125,000.

�is multi-j u r i s d i c t i o n a l investigation was conducted with the assistance of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Divisions.

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Midwest Mozart FestivalWhen: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31; 3 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 7 and 14Where:

Tickets: -

with special instructional programs and camps. A new program allows individuals to sponsor students, help-ing fund their training. In return, the

sponsors and the students receive tickets to the one of the upcoming concerts.

“We’ve also slashed ticket prices for stu-

dents to $7,” Dylan said. “We want kids to have access to the concerts. �e fes-tival is a new unique opportunity for kids to see a world-class orchestra in Woodstock.”

Dylan said most of the professional musicians reside in the Chicago area, but some travel from as far away as Maine and Maryland to play in the Mozart Festival.

Tickets for the concert at San-filippo Estate are $55 and must be purchased at www.sanfilippofounda-tion.org. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets for the Opera House concerts are $40 each adult in Tier 1 seating, $25 for each adult in Tier 2 seating and $7 per student age 21 and younger with student I.D. Tickets can be purchased at www.woodstockoperahouse.com or by calling the box office at 815-338-5300.

“The musicians are like fam-ily. They play together all the time, and they have formed a strong bond.”- Zachary Dylan, Midwest Mozart Festival

Nicholas A. Lopez

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Margaret M. PolnowMargaret M. Polnow, 95, Woodstock,

died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Rosewood Care Center, Elgin, surrounded by her lov-ing family.

She was born May 26, 1920, to James and Ida (Nieman) Kain in Harvard.

On Sept. 27, 1941, she married the love of her life, Harold A. Polnow, in Harvard.

She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Woodstock, for more than 60 years. She served as a Sunday school teacher for many years and was awarded the Martin Luther Award for service.

She was a member of the Mary Martha Guild as well as the Lutheran Women’s Mis-sionary League. She worked at the Wood-stock Food Pantry for more than 18 years. She was also active with the Woodstock Mother’s Club for many years. She was privileged to travel to 49 states. But most of all, her family meant the world to her, and she cherished the time she spent with them.

Survivors include two sons, Terry (Marie) Polnow and Michael (Marla) Polnow; four grandchildren, Charley Polnow, Erich (Ash-ley) Polnow, Samuel Polnow and Sarah Polnow.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; her beloved husband on Sept. 15, 1985; two daughters-in-law, Carol Polnow and Linda Polnow; and a granddaughter,

Jennifer Polnow.Visitation and the funeral were May 28

at St. John’s Lutheran ChurchMemori-als can be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church of Woodstock, 401 St. John’s Road, Woodstock.

Arrangements were made by Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home.

Joseph William ‘Bill’ Banker Jr.

Joseph William “Bill” Banker Jr. 81, Woodstock, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his home.

He was born July 28, 1934, to Joseph and Margaret (Foran) Banker in Summit.

On March 17, 1997, he married Lisa Ger-loff in Woodstock.

Bill had a varied and interesting life. A gifted pitcher, he was a varsity baseball player all four years at Argo High School. The highlight of his high school career came his senior year when he pitched three innings for the suburban all-stars at Comis-key Park. Following graduation in prepara-tion to go to Yale on a football scholarship, he attended Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn.; he was named to their athletic hall of fame in 1993. He later attended the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania for a year.

He was recruited by several major league teams, eventually signing with the New York Yankees in January 1955. He received a $6,000 signing bonus and went to their rookie camp in St. Petersburg, Fla., with Casey Stengel as manager. In spring train-ing with the Triple A Denver Bears, he played with Don Larsen, Roger Maris, Mickey Man-tle and Yogi Berra, and pitched against Ted Williams.

Drafted into the Army in January 1957, he was sta-tioned at Ft. Chaffee, Ark. He later went to

School at Ft. Ben-ning, Ga., and was

lieutenant. He was discharged in 1959 and played one more season of pro-fessional baseball.

He entered the banking business and moved to Woodstock in 1963 to manage First Savings and Loan of Woodstock until 1969. He then purchased the Tappan Insur-ance Agency which was renamed Wood-stock Insurance for the next 26 years.

He was an active member of the commu-

McHenry County College Board; an origi-nal board member of Easter Seals; and past chairman of the Woodstock Fire and Police Commission. In addition, he was a charter member of the Woodstock Noon Rotary

Clearing House. He was a past member of the Woodstock Country Club and enjoyed playing in their Calcuttas.

In 1982, he was appointed to the board of directors of The State Bank of Wood-stock (now Harris Bank) and served in that capacity for 25 years.

Survivors include his wife; a son, William

Catherine Banker, Cynthia (Brent) Unmisig, Jeanne (Brent) Dudgeon, all of Quincy; Mar-garet Banker, Sun Prairie, Wis.; and Ellyn (Rick) Knox, Woodstock; and eight grand-children Bradley, Bryce and Bailey Unmisig; Alexis Banker; Sydney and Quinn Mueller; and Jordyn and Ethan Knox.

He was preceded in death by his parents.Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tues-

day, May 31, at Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home. Visitation will con-tinue from 10 to the 11 a.m. funeral service June 1 at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock.

Memorials may be made to Animal House Shelter, 13005 Ernesti Road, Hunt-ley, IL 60142.

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POLICE BLOTTER Juan Guzman, 20, 607 Bourn St., Har-

vard, was charged May 1 with no valid driv-er’s license and speeding at Highway 14 near Sunset Ridge Road. Guzman posted $150 bond. Court date was set for May 26.

Faith E. Esunis, 18, 21515 Lembcke Road, Harvard, was charged May 1 with unlawful use/possession of a weapon, unlawful pos-session of cannabis and obstructing justice at Highway 14 near Sunset Ridge Road. Esunis was turned over to the McHenry

Court date was set for May 2. Jocelyn L. Moreno, 21, 612 Northampton

St., Woodstock, was charged May 2 with driving while license suspended and fail-ure to reduce speed on Northampton Street at McHenry Avenue. Moreno posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 2.

Robert A. Krause, 53, 311 Fox Lane, Woodstock, was charged with driving

-ence over, driving while license suspended, improper lane usage and illegal transporta-tion of liquor at 212 E. Calhoun St. Krause posted $300 bond. Court date was set for

May 26. Delmar A. Eckert, 87, 121 W. South St.

was charged May 3 with criminal trespass to real property at 1620 W. Lake Shore Drive. Eckert posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 2.

Stewart F. Davies, 66, 911 Ballard Road, Crystal Lake, was arrested May 3 at 656 Lake Ave. on an outstanding warrant from

-ure to appear on a driving while license sus-pended charge. Davies was turned over to

was set at $3,000. Court date was to be set. Adam E. Elias, 27, 910 Tappan St., Wood-

stock, was arrested May 4 on an aggra-vated battery charge from Wayne County. Elias posted $1,500 bond. Court date was set for June 7.

Arturo J. Calderon-Prado, 40, 2043 Wil-low Brooke Drive #1C, Woodstock, was charged May 5 with aggravated driv-

operation of an uninsured motor vehicle at Castle Road at Willow Brooke Drive. Calde-ron-Prado was turned over to the McHenry

date are to be set. Carlos N. Rojas, 36, 921 Irving Ave.,

Woodstock, was arrested May 6 at his home on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a battery charge. Rojas posted $500 bond. Court date was set for May 19.

Bradley J. Mitroff, 29, 128 S. Hayward St., Woodstock, was charged May 7 with unlawful use of a weapon and disorderly conduct at 101 E. Church St. Mitroff was turned over to the McHenry County Sher-

date was set for June 2. Andres Lopez, 21, 1633 Ash Ave., Wood-

stock, was charged May 7 with driving

250 S. Eastwood Drive. Lopez posted $100 and his driver’s license as bond. Court date was set for June 16.

Antonio Rodriguez-Popoca, 44, 824 Clay St., Woodstock, was charged May 8 with two counts of domestic battery at his

home. Rodriguez-Popoca was turned over

and court dates were to be set. Thomas C. Shaw, 64, transient, was

charged May 7 with trespass to railroad property at 90 Church St. Shaw was turned

Bond was set at $150. Court date was set for June 16.

Roberto Mondragon, 49, 1209 Jewett St., Woodstock, was charged May 8 with driving while license suspended, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and expired registration at 1199 S. Eastwood Drive. Mondragon posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 2.

Jenu Geron, 44, 7204 Manor Road, Crys-tal Lake, was charged May 9 with driving while license revoked, operation of an unin-sured motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield while turning left at Route 47 at Wanda Lane. Geron posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 23.Any charges are merely accusations, and defendants or suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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Welcome back,Mozart and music lovers

THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

Cheryl Wormley PUBLISHER, CO-OWNER

Paul Wormley CO-OWNER

Katelyn Stanek MANAGING EDITOR

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Cheryl WormleyKatelyn StanekSandy KucharskiStephanie Price

Just six months ago, classical music lovers throughout the region were saddened to hear of the demise of the Woodstock Mozart Festi-val, a staple of the Woodstock Opera House’s summer lineup for 29 years.

Now, there’s reason to cheer. Mozart is returning.

�e new Midwest Mozart Festival is the creation of passionate musicians who were involved with the former Woodstock Mozart Festival, many of whom couldn’t abide the idea of shutting down the event, especially on the cusp of its 30th anniversary.

Like the former festival, the Midwest Mozart Festival will take place on select days in July and August at the Woodstock Opera House and the Sanfilippo Estate in Bar-rington Hills.

And just like its predecessor, it will con-tinue the tradition of bringing classical music performed by world-class musicians to Woodstock.

�e organizers behind the former Wood-stock Mozart Festival chose to shut down the event due to financial concerns stemming, in part, from a reduction in grants. But they also cited diminishing ticket sales among local residents as another reason for ending its run.

We hope the Midwest Mozart Festival enjoys the full support of Woodstock resi-dents, and we wish its organizers the best in this new endeavor.

�e Woodstock Opera House is a great venue to celebrate the compositions of a musical genius, and the Woodstock commu-nity is lucky to host such an event.

On LAM Awareness Day, consider helping to raise awareness

June 1 is Worldwide LAM Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of a rare disease that primarily affects women.

About 1,400 American women like me and an estimated 3,500 globally have been diagnosed with LAM, or Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a progres-sive and deadly rare lung disease which affects women during the prime of their lives.

On June 1, I will join other women with LAM, sci-entists and clinicians around the world who are researching the disease, along with �e LAM Foun-dation, to pay tribute to these efforts on Worldwide LAM Awareness Day.

I would have preferred not to have joined this community in fighting LAM every day of my life,

but today I am proud to be a part of a community of women who have raised money and awareness to find a treatment for this disease. We are working together to find a cure.

If you would like to help, please consider joining us at the Tee It Up For LAM Golf Outing to Bene-fit �e LAM Foundation Friday, June 24 at Whis-per Creek Golf Club in Huntley. Details are on our website at http://ow.ly/4nl3W6, or please visit our Facebook page.

Also, I want to thank our local doctors, Dr. Dill-ing and the LAM Clinic Team at Loyola University Medical Center, who are treating women with LAM and instilling a sense of aspiration every day so we can find a cure together.

Kathy Peiffer,Woodstock Friends of The LAM Foundation,

Woodstock

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Hands off the sharing economy

Early last month I went on a a weeklong business trip through Mississippi and Louisiana, but avoided staying in motels.

Instead I lodged in strangers’ spare bedrooms that I found on the internet site Airbnb.com.

Airbnb is an example of the “sharing economy” and it just drives politicians nuts, because it is difficult for them

to tax and regulate.And some politicians live just to

do those two things. Especially Illi-nois politicians.

For example, the Chicago City Council is considering regulations that would limit Airbnb rentals, require registration and licensing and impose a tax.

Oh, please give me a break. This burgeoning activity doesn’t need to be stifled with more regulations and

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INDEPENDENTTheWoodstock

I find it amazing how an idea will resurface and be reinforced until it finally seems to hit me between the eyes. Some months ago, my husband, Jim, mentioned several times how he wished he had listened more closely when his grandmothers were talk-ing to their friends and to him. He also wondered out loud why he hadn’t asked them more questions.

�at led to suppertime conversa-tions about how we might share with our grandchildren what we know about our parents’ and grandpar-ents’ lives and our own growing up. Jim came up with a list of questions that, in a perfect world, our grand-children would ask him. We laughed, realizing neither of us would have thought to ask similar questions of our grandparents.

�en, along came our triplet grand-children’s promotion from eighth grade to high school. Hallmark, Gib-son and the like haven’t glommed unto such promotions as a profit center. So, though I looked, I didn’t find cards to celebrate the occasion. So, Jim and I decided we would each write a page or so about our eighth-grade graduations and memories of moving on to high school – one for each of the triplets.

Should we compose them on a computer and print them out or write them in cursive? We decided writing in

cursive communi-cated who we were and are. Scrap-books we made in the late ’50s helped jog our memo-ries and document the grades on our report cards, what we did and who was in our classes.

�ere were five in my eighth-grade class – four girls and a boy. I was the only one to go on to Oswego High School. No worries, I was look-ing forward to going to school with my older sister and three church friends. Besides, I had tried out and been selected to be one of four frosh-soph cheerleaders. �e year was 1958 – a full 14 years before Title IX would give girls a crack at extracurricular sports.

Jim was one of 47 in his eighth-grade class. An electrical storm knocked out the power the night of his graduation, so floodlights powered by a generator and provided by the fire department lit the gymnasium. Jim also shared a bit about his first three years of public school education – at the one-room Wormley School.

But I digress. Let me return to the series of events leading to aware-ness of something of interest and importance. Jim read about a lunch

program on memoir writing being offered at the University Club of Chi-cago May 25, so he signed us up. �e lunch was delicious. �e program given by an 80-year-old grandmother from Danville was informative and motivating. Sybil Stern Mavis shared how she went from wanting to record what it was like for her growing up in the middle of the 20th century in the middle of the United States to putting it all together in a self-published book for her grandchildren.

Sybil said she started by setting aside 15 or 20 minutes each night before bed to write about a happy memory from her young years. In addition to helping her record her stories, it was a great tonic for sleep-ing well.

“How will our [grand]children know who they are if they don’t know where they came from,” she said. And, I thought: that’s it! �at’s the goal. �at’s why Jim and I were being prodded to do something about tell-ing our grandchildren our stories and what we remember of our parents and grandparents.

I like the book-for-grandchildren idea, but I’m yet to commit to it. I am motivated to write about a happy memory each night before bed – and I hope I sleep better, too. Cheryl Wormley is publisher of �e Woodstock Independent.

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taxes. After all, the best regulator of eco-

nomic activity is the marketplace itself. If an Airbnb landlord is a jerk or pro-

vides a not-so-tidy place to stay, folks will stop staying with that person because of the bad customer reviews that will inevitably be posted.

�e same goes for bad tenants. No landlord wants to lease to someone who leaves a mess or is loud and disruptive.

�e sharing economy is not a new concept, but the internet has put it into hyperdrive.

Back in the 1950s – before the creation of interstate highways — my grandpar-ents took their first vacation from their home in Bushnell to Colorado.

�e pair, being frugal survivors of the Great Depression, watched for “room for rent” signposts in folks’ front yards along U.S. 34. Grandpa would stop and bargain with the homeowners for the cost of staying in a room that night.

Today, homeowners don’t have to post signs in their front yards to attract renters. Sites like Airbnb allow them to

reach an international audience. In my case, I needed to travel to Holly

Springs, Miss., to do research for a book I’m writing on a long-ago murder case. So I looked on Airbnb for lodging avail-able in the area. I ended up renting a tiny cabin on a lake in a remote wood.

�e next two nights I spent in strang-ers’ spare bedrooms in Jackson, Miss., and New Orleans.

I determined each was a good place to stay by reading the reviews left by previ-ous guests. I put a whole lot more cre-dence in these reviews than I would in any government regulation.

After all, I’ve stayed in plenty of ques-tionable motels over the years that somehow passed government inspec-tion. I remember a “government-inspected” Chicago-area hotel where the carpet turned the soles of my feet black just walking from the shower to the bed.

But just as taxi drivers feel threatened by Uber – another business in the shar-ing economy – so, too, do motel owners by Airbnb.

Electronic applications like Uber and Airbnb empower ordinary people to use the resources they have such as an extra bedroom or a car to provide services to the public – and earn an extra income.

I encountered a number of people like this as I made my way across the South.

For example, I stayed in a spare bed-room in Jackson, Miss., where two cats periodically would visit my room.

I’m an animal lover and enjoyed the nocturnal visits – and was fully informed of their presence when booking online. And, later in the week, I stayed in an extra bedroom of a home owned by a journalist and her husband, who was completing his Ph.D. in economics.

We had a hardy conversation com-paring our views of supply-side vs. Keynesian economics. We didn’t see eye-to-eye.

But one thing we both agreed on is that the sharing economy is here to stay. He was getting extra income for his fam-ily by leasing an extra room, and I was getting a safe, clean place to stay in an interesting neighborhood.

�at’s how the free market works, goods and services are shared for the benefit of everyone.

And that’s why it’s time for politicians to just butt out. Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse jour-nalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area and can be reached at Scot-tReeder1965@gmail.com.

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SchoolsHIGHLIGHTSt. Mary School buries time capsule

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

Students, parents, alumni and staff of St. Mary School in Woodstock gath-ered on the steps of the main school building earlier this spring to bury a time capsule to be opened in 50 years.

�e event took place as part of the school’s year-long celebration of its founding 100 years ago. �e time-cap-sule burial preceded a school open house event April 24.

Ed O’Brien, St. Mary’s principal from 2002 to 2007 and a parishioner, served as chairperson for the time-capsule project. He had organized a time-cap-sule project for St. Mary in 2004 to be opened in 2054.

Fellow parishioner Ken Mokry helped to plan the project. He secured, prepared and painted the time-cap-sule box. To store the capsule, he pur-chased a metal 20mm ammunition box which he painted in school colors of white and green. Mokry dug a hole in the ground for the capsule’s burial.

Zoia Monuments of Woodstock donated a marker which was created by Tony Zoia, a school alumnus.

O’Brien and Principal Brenda Bal-dassano secured all the items to be included in the capsule. �e items included class photos, drawings, toys, DVDs, CDs, “Flat Stanley,” Chicago and Woodstock newspapers, a centen-nial T-shirt, school handbook, menus, lunch trays, sporks (eating utensils), class essays and pictures from the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. Every class was represented. A copy of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proclamation congratulating the school also was included.

�e Rev. Bert Absalon, Principal Bal-dassano and O’Brien each placed a ini-tial spade of earth on the capsule.

“�e students were very interested and very eager to place items from each classroom into our time capsule,” said O’Brien. “Our goal was to give the people of the future in 2066 a look back at what we were all about in 2016.”

�e time capsules for both 2054 and 2066 are buried at the southwest cor-ner of the 1916 St. Mary School build-ing on Lincoln Avenue.News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Creekside Middle School secretary Kerrie Butenschoen has a hard time discussing Principal Bob Hackbart’s pending retirement.

“He and I tear up when we talk about him leaving,” Butenschoen said. “I’m going to miss his sense of humor – and him allowing us to express our sense of humor.”

Hackbart is officially retiring June 21 after serving 32 years with Wood-stock School District 200.

Having grown up in Hartland, Wis., Hackbart earned a teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When searching for a full-time position, he applied to District 200 because it placed him just an hour-and-half away from his parents and close to his wife, Patricia’s, family, too, he said.

Hackbart joined the district in 1984 as a math teacher. He loved teaching, but knew early on he wanted to pur-sue a position at the administrative level. He took the necessary classes on the side while working full time and was appointed assistant princi-pal at Northwood Middle School in

1992. Six years later he was promoted to principal.

“Honestly, I liked being a teacher the most because you get to do things with the kids right there and then, but I enjoyed being a principal, as well,” Hackbart said.

Hackbart moved over to serve as principal at Creekside Middle School when it opened in 2007. Most years, he oversaw a staff of approximately 50 teachers and 101 total staffers. Dur-ing his 18 years as principal, he was responsible for an average of 800 stu-dents each year, equating to a total of 14,400 Woodstock students.

“I will miss the students and the staff whom I’ve gotten to know so well,” Hackbart, 56, said of his depar-ture. “I think what I’ll miss the most is seeing the staff working and the stu-dents. I will miss our Life Skills stu-dents, who are very special children.”

Butenschoen said she and her co-workers have fond memories of their

time with Hackbart, including the practical jokes they enjoyed playing on one another.

“He was always a good sport,” she said. “If it were up to me, he wouldn’t be leaving. What I’ll miss is watching him interact with our Life Skills stu-dents. He would always stop whatever he was doing to take time for each one of them when they came into the office.”

After 32 years of working long days – starting work at 6:30 a.m. and some-times not leaving school until 6:30 p.m. — Hackbart is looking forward to spending time outdoors hunting, fish-ing and playing golf. He also plans to resume an old hobby, woodworking.

“�ings I used to do years ago,” he said, with a laugh.

�e future also includes spending more time with his family: Patricia, who is an occupational therapist with District 200; his daughter Melissa, 30; son Matt, 26; and his two young grandchildren. Hackbart and his wife live in Woodstock, where they raised their children, who attended District 200 schools and also happen to be former students of their dad, as well.

“�is gives me time with my family,” Hackbart said.

After decades at D-200, Hackbart retiresINDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Creekside Principal Bob Hack-bart sits in

the end of the school year. He

-cially retire June 21.

“He was always a good sport. If it were up to me, he wouldn’t be leaving.”

- Kerrie Butenschoen, secretary

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A & ECity band to kick off 132nd season of concerts

A Sibyl and a sage

Among my most special travel experiences, I include the enchant-ing, tiny, fake temple to the god Aes-culapius in Rome’s Villa Borghese — an 18th-century temple sitting mid-pond and patrolled by swans, geese, and ducks. Other memorable vis-its were to the Sibyl of Cumae in her cave near Naples and to the Ameri-can sage Henry David �oreau in his cabin near Concord and Boston. Nei-ther oracle prophesied in my hearing, but both sibyl and sage intrigued and touched me.

Many other visitors to the Sibyl

had preceded my husband and me. Roberto Rossel-lini’s film “Journey to Italy” has Ingrid Bergman visit the cave of the Sibyl of Cumae and the ruined temples above her cave. Tony Soprano also goes to the Sibyl’s cave. In the novel and TV series “I, Claudius,” the Sibyl of Cumae appears early on when the future emperor seeks to learn his destiny. Most importantly, the Trojan refugee Aeneas visits the Sibyl to find his father in the underworld of Hades, entered nearby at Lake Averno, and to discover his own fate as father of the

Kathleen SpaltroUncraven Maven

PHOTO: KATHLEEN SPALTRO

Shown are the temple ruins above the cave of the Sibyl of Cumae.Please see Spaltro, Page 11

Concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Woodstock City Band summer con-certs return to the Woodstock Square Wednesday, June 8.

�is year marks the 132nd season of the summer concerts, which are held at the bandstand in the Park in the Square at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings in June and July. �e annual concerts are a harbinger of the sum-mer season for Woodstock residents. Attendees tote chairs, blankets and picnic fare to enjoy the free music while relaxing in the park.

Duane Peiffer is the director of the City Band. Peiffer, who also teaches music, chorus and band at Creekside Middle School in Woodstock, said the park’s beautiful setting provides a good opportunity for the band to share its music with the community.

�e city band has about 50 mem-bers, and about 40 percent of them reside in Woodstock. �e major-ity of musicians hale from McHenry County, and a small number of musi-cians travel from outside the county to join the band, Pfeiffer said. Band members range in age from high

schoolers to octogenarians. �e band practices every Mon-

day night at Creekside Middle School to prepare for the Wednesday eve-ning shows. Band members receive small stipends for their work. �e concerts are sponsored by the city of Woodstock.

�is summer’s concert themes include: “On the Square” June 8; “Let’s Go West” June 15; “Journeys” June 22; “American Salute” June 29; “If it Ain’t Baroque” July 6; “Shave and a Haircut” July 13; “Dreams” with William Simp-son serving as guest conductor July 20; and “Dance Off” July 27.

�e Woodstock Opera House handles performance scheduling for the month of August. Perform-ers for those shows have not been announced.

More information about the City Band concerts can be found on the city website at www.woodstockil.gov.

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A crowd gathers on the Woodstock Square for a Woodstock City Band concert in 2015.

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Romans. Her visitors sought insight from

the famous oracle. As Philip Coppens wrote on his website, “�e Antrum of the Sibyl is a long, straight tunnel, with side chambers. At the end, there is a cave on the left-hand side, where the Sibyl made her prophecies. It was apparently here that Apollo took pos-session of her, resulting in her ranting and raving, but equally able to see the future. Virgil worded it as such: ‘the Sibyl sang her fearful riddling proph-ecies, her voice booming in the cave as she wrapped the truth in darkness, while Apollo shook the reins upon her in her frenzy and dug the spurs into her flanks. �e madness passed.’”

Sadly, the Sibyl was not at home when we visited her. But, hand-in-hand and alone (in late autumn, no other tourists were there), we walked together into the elongated tunnel that leads to her cave. Startled pigeons strafed us, adding to the tension. We so enjoyed the slightly macabre atmo-sphere that we immediately repeated our exploration, walking hand-in-hand down the tunnel again. �en we climbed dangerously uneven steps to gain access to the ruined Temple of Jupiter and Temple of Apollo above the Sibyl’s cave. �ere I unexpectedly sensed the numinous presence of past spirituality and reverence.

Although not a frenzied sibyl, Henry David �oreau spoke, or rather wrote, as an oracle — indeed, almost as a god. I have heard, and read, com-plaints of �oreau’s arrogance. Only 30 years old when he left his hut at Walden Pond, �oreau enunciated his beliefs with great, if unexplained, authority. Indeed, �oreau’s “Walden” consists of one long bout of needling: “I do not wish to flatter my townsmen, nor to be flattered by them, for that will not advance either of us. We need to be provoked — goaded like oxen, as we are, into a trot.” �is disturbs

some readers, but it does not bother me. What others judge as arrogant, I see as thought-provoking, challeng-ing, powerful, robust. My husband and I have always shared a passion for “Walden,” which each of us has read many times.

Within his self-built cabin at Walden Pond, �oreau embarked on one of humanity’s greatest spiritual journeys. Determined to test all max-ims for himself, to take nothing on credit, �oreau noted, “I went to the woods because I wished to live delib-erately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

He challenged his neighbors’ con-stant sacrifice of their time and energy to values that he saw as illusory: “Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hin-drances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more sim-ple and meagre life than the poor.”

He elevated the spiritual above the material: “�e millions are awake enough for physical labor; but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion, only one in a hundred millions to a poetic or divine life. To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake. How could I have looked him in the face?”

He prodded us out of our spiritual slumber. I admire �oreau’s mastery of prose style—such gorgeous sen-tences—and robust perspective. When I visited the foundation of his cabin, and I saw the beautiful Walden Pond, tears came. Again, I sensed a numi-nous presence. In Concord itself, I saw Henry David’s touchingly sim-ple gravestone in the �oreau fam-ily plot: only a small buff headstone with “Henry” chiseled on it—a humble memorial to a most unhumble sage.Woodstock resident Kathleen Spaltro has worked as a writer, editor and teacher for many years.

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MarketplaceREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSFiled in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office May 2 to 4:

Residence at 1602 Poplar Ave., Wood-stock, was sold by North Shore Hold-ings Ltd., Chicago, to Ramon and Sendi Calderon, Woodstock, for $115,000.

Residence at 3200 Pond End Lane, Wonder Lake, was sold by Guisela Guz-

Valle, Las Vegas, for $216,161. Residence at 430 Meadow Ave., Wood-

stock, was sold by the U.S. Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah, to Elizabeth Zegers, Woodstock, for $97,000.

Residence at 10719 Pheasant Lane,

Genoa City, to Christine Blair, Woodstock, for $142,500.

Residence at 1721 Roger Road, Wood--

stock, to Shane Nerby, Woodstock, for $183,000.

-stock, was sold by Robert and Val-

and Courtnie Gabala, Woodstock, for $220,000.

Laymon, Huntley, to Gerald and Carolyn Langner, Woodstock, for $305,000.

Residence at 4923 W. Wonder Lake

Schultz, Wonder Lake, for $50,000. Residence at 829 Wicker St., Wood-

stock, was sold by Peggy Grasley and Penny Johnson, Woodstock, to Alex Barry, Woodstock, for $130,000.

-stock, was sold by James and Elizabeth Lasokonis, McHenry, to Kyle and Jessica Mino, Crystal Lake, for $128,500.

Fitness biz moves to new digs

Colton Medley climbs a rope at Elite Warrior Training’s new facility at 1270 McConnell Road.

By Stephanie Price

Michelle Collen-Bidwell’s fitness business needed more room to move.

As owner of Elite Warrior Training, Collen-Bidwell and her fellow train-ers, Mario Garcia and Amy Jones, had previously been leading classes and working one-on-one with clients from their 3,000-square-foot space on Catalpa Lane.

But Collen-Bidwell, a nationally certified trainer, had bigger plans for EWT and needed a larger facility in which to carry those out.

“I wanted to offer more,” she said.�ree months ago, Collen-

Bidwell relocated EWT to its new home at 1270 McConnell Road, a 6,000-square-foot stand-alone building brimming with potential.

Already, EWT has begun building a warrior-like obstacle training course similar to those seen on the Ameri-can Ninja Warrior competitions on NBC television. �e course will chal-lenge athletes of all ages with: mon-key bars; a warped wall that athletes will scale by running to the top of its approximately 15-foot-tall platform; a peg board, which forces users to utilize arm strength to move two pegs from hole to hole upwards; and a salmon ladder, where athletes hang from a metal bar resting on pegs and advance by pushing the bar upwards on the ladder.

“We also have climbing ropes and will be adding quad steps and a climbing wall,” Collen-Bidwell said.

Already enjoying the new ame-nities last week was a group of young athletes ages 8 and older who enrolled in EWT’s Kids Sum-mer Camp. �e children were there to strengthen their bodies and learn about nutrition and health. Many high school sports programs hold their own off-season training pro-grams, but younger athletes don’t have that option, she said.

“�is year, we had so many par-ents ask if we would provide pro-grams for their kids,” Collen-Bidwell said. “�ere aren’t a lot of programs for kids ages 8 to 12, and now middle school football has been eliminated. We found there was a real need for an athletic program for kids of these ages.”

�e camp attendees play a variety of sports, but EWT is able to work with all them at once. �e trainers lead exercises that focus on func-tional strength training – lifting ket-tle bells, weights and training ropes.

“We train the kids for performance and apply that to whichever sport they happen to be in,” Collen-Bidwell said. “�e kettle bells provide them with a strong core and strong hips, which are needed for any sport.”

EWT serves the adult athlete, host-ing a variety of classes and personal training options. It has corporate boot camps, cardioboxing, kettle bell

classes and yoga, to name a few. �e classes are held throughout the day, from 5:15 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“We teach for performance,” she said. “We can take people through progressions with the kettle bells, which means we are capable of put-ting a newcomer in a class with an advanced athlete.”

More information about the fitness center is available at EWTNow.com.

Elite Warrior TrainingAddress: 1270 McConnell RoadWebsite:

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CommunityWWII vet swims for the gold in Golden Age GamesHarvard’s Chester Parks is prepping with his trainer-daughter from Woodstock for competition July 12

By Lisa KucharskiTHE INDEPENDENT

�ree times a week, Chester Parks meets up with his swim coach, hops into a pool and puts in at least a half-mile of training. Having qualified for a national meet, Parks has been prep-ping to take home the gold in the 25- and 50-yard freestyle races, as well as the 25-yard backstroke. He’s confident and competitive.

He’s also an 88-year-old World War II veteran.

Parks, a Harvard resident whose daughter-turned-trainer lives in Woodstock, will compete in the 30th National Veterans Golden Age Games in three swimming events Tuesday, July 12, at the Wayne State University pool in Detroit.

�e Golden Age Games offers sports and recreational competitive events for military veterans 55 and older. It’s the largest sports and recreation com-petition for this age group of veterans in the world, sporting the motto “fit-ness for life,” with the goal of veterans living healthier, longer lives. �e games have separate age groups and gender divisions. Events include traditional competitions like swimming and track and field, but also contests such as air rifle, horseshoes, badminton, shuffle-board and table tennis. Since 2004, the games have been a qualifier for the National Senior Games, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Parks will compete in the 85- to 100-year-old age group.

“People see me crippled up, walk-ing with a walker,” he said. “�ey see me old, the gray hair, and they kind of feel sorry for me. But once I get in the water, whoa! I’m really good!”

�e veteran and his daughter, Linda Allen — who also serves as his coach — made friends with the staff at North-field Court Apartments in Harvard and frequents the indoor pool for practices. �ough the recreational pool mea-sures only around 15 yards and has

no lane lines, Parks gets by with some makeshift markers he and his daughter whipped up to help him see, since he is almost 100 percent blind.

Parks said the man who introduced him to the games is Eric Strong, a visual impairment services team coordinator in northern Illinois. Strong’s team helps provide vision support groups at Vet-erans Administration medical centers. Parks said Strong has been extremely helpful in hooking Parks up with equipment and technology that help him with his sight.

But not being fully sighted doesn’t stop the crafty competitor. Swimming has been in his blood since he was a boy. Parks swam through high school, where he was named captain of the Wells High School swim team in 1943. He nabbed a memorable sixth-place finish in the backstroke at the Chicago city meet.

When Parks turned 18, the Polish-American teen from northwest Chi-cago received “the greeting letter.” He was drafted into the service. �ough he didn’t have much choice to enlist, he was relieved to be classified 1A – fit for duty.

“If you didn’t go in the Army, you were a 4F,” Parks said. “If you were a regu-lar guy, maybe 20 years old, during the

war, walking around, everyone looked down at you because they thought you were a 4F, that there was something wrong with you. I was delighted when I got my classification of 1A.”

From 1946 to 1947, Parks served in the Army Corps of Engineers. Assigned to the Pentagon, he handled “super top secret” classified information, he said. He and one other man were enlisted and had the run of the entire bar-racks at Fort Bel-voir engineering camp.

“I had a nice cushy job, a class-A pass,” Parks said. “I was lucky.” But Parks said he had to be on his toes to be sure not to divulge any information. “If you even sneezed the wrong way, ‘Get out!’”

Parks lived in Harvard with his wife, Beatrice, for 12 years, moved out toward Las Vegas for 10 years and returned to Harvard again. �ey have two daughters – Allen of Woodstock and Karen Lutze, Philadelphia – and a son, Jeffrey Parks, Mt. Prospect. Ches-ter and Beatrice Parks have been mar-ried for 66 years.

“We are very proud of him,” said Allen. “People who see him at the pool are amazed at his age and vitality. Everyone is so thrilled for him. My dad is supersocial, so he likes this kind of thing, and he’s competitive.”

�ough she spends hours of her own time helping him train, Allen said she couldn’t be happier helping out.

“It’s my dad,” she said. “Any-thing for my dad. He’s a winner. In my heart, even if he doesn’t, he’s won. �ere aren’t a lot of 88-year-olds who are going out and competing in a swimming event

on a national level.”Parks is taking his training seriously

but still having fun with it. Being com-petitive, he said he’s aiming for gold in all three events, and he’s not going through all this trouble for nothing.

“I’m not going out there to lose,” he said. “I’m going out there to be No. 1. Now, whether that happens or not, I don’t know. But I’ll tell you the truth, they’re gonna have a hell of a time beating me. If they’re not training, I’m gonna whoop ‘em bad.”

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Chester Parks trains for the Golden Age Games. Parks, a World War II veteran, competes as a swimmer in freestyle and backstroke races.

“They see me old, the gray hair, and they kind of feel sorry for me. But once I get in the water, whoa! I’m really good!”

- Chester Parks, Harvard

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D-200 students, teachers take part in tech event

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

Representatives from two Wood-stock schools participated in the TECH 2016 Students for the Information Age event in Springfield May 10.

Katie Jacobson, a fourth-grade dual-language teacher at Mary Endres Ele-mentary School, and Tracy Jacobson, District 200 instructional enrichment coach — and Katie Jacobson’s mother — brought students to present at the event, where students demonstrated technology projects for members of the public and elected officials.

“We both applied without know-ing the other one had, and we were lucky enough to each be selected,” said Katie Jacobson. “It was so fun to experience this together as a mother/daughter team.”

Tracy Jacobson’s fourth- and fifth-grade Challenge Corps students from Dean Street School demon-strated their challenge of exploring the potential of a new device called the iBeacon. �eir beacons contained videos, images and text that related to the books they shared with kin-dergarten students at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center.

Parent Meredith Stenhoff accompa-nied the Dean Street students to the conference.

“It was a proud moment when my son Ethan Tom wanted to spend time to learn and meet the other children who had their projects on display,” she said.

Katie Jacobson’s fourth-grade stu-dents demonstrated the importance of coding and computer science in the classroom. �ey presented coding and

app-making basics as well as QR codes.Parent Tracy Madigan traveled with

the students as a chaperone. “Going to Springfield helped the stu-

dents realize that opportunities in the field of technology are endless and go far beyond elementary school,” said Madigan.

Her son Will, a student at Mary Endres, added, “I thought it was fun and awesome. I liked presenting because I got to talk to people about one of my favorite things, and I liked seeing other students’ projects.”

Kiera Parpart, second-grade dual- language teacher at Mary Endres, is a parent of twins from the class that went to Springfield.

“My husband and I both attended,” Parpart said. “I think it helped our chil-dren see that they can be leaders and innovators.”

“It is impressive to watch fourth- and fifth-grade students be the lead-ers of such cutting-edge technology,” said Tracy Jacobson.“I am grateful for the way Tech 2016 recognizes students and their achievements in computer science while raising the awareness for increased funding for classroom technology.”

While at TECH 2016, the students presented their projects to State Sen. Pam Althoff (R-McHenry) and State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo). Althoff followed up with a personal visit to both schools May 16.

“Going to TECH 2016 was such an amazing opportunity for our students,” Katie Jacobson said. “�ey were able to present their material to our state leg-islators and to meet them. Sen. Althoff even tried our coding challenge using paper code pieces. I can’t thank our district enough for their support and for helping us make this amazing trip possible.”

More than 90 schools from Illinois sent representatives to the event.News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

HIGHLIGHTDean Street student Ethan Tom shows a piece of tech-nology to State Sen. Pam Althoff May 16.

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

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Time Passages: that’s the theme for this year’s summer reading program at the Woodstock Public Library. Well, technically it is Paging �rough Time. Either way, it’s all about time and his-tory and the future. We’re celebrat-ing and reflecting on the library’s 125 years of service to our community. And we’re also looking forward to the next 125 years. Everything kicks off with Bubble Wonders Monday, June 6. Registration for Bubble Wonders, and all of our summer programming begins Wednesday, June 1.

Now, for the actual reading por-tion of our summer reading pro-gram. Reading logs for the summer reading program, both children’s and young adult, can be picked up start-ing Wednesday, June 1. Any reading

counts! Listen to a book on CD, read a comic book, read to your little brother or sister, read the newspa-per — it is all con-sidered reading for our summer read-ing program.

Participants can receive a prize for every three hours of reading. In the children’s department, children from age 2 through those entering fifth grade can choose the featured weekly prize, donated by local businesses, something from the prize box or raf-fle tickets to win a prize in the display case. Young adults, those entering

sixth grade through those entering twelfth grade, can choose raffle tick-ets or try their luck with the lollipop tree.

Children may start turning in their reading logs for prizes Monday, June 6, but no more than three prizes (nine hours) can be claimed in one day. Summer reading ends Saturday, July 30 – no prizes will be awarded after that!

We also have summer reading for grown-ups! Every library book you read between June 1 and July 30 qual-ifies you for an entry into our prize drawings, including a drawing for the grand prize at the end of the program. �e more books you read and review, the more chances you’ll have to win great prizes.

Remember, you can also join Miss Mary at the farmers market on the Woodstock Square for even more fun story times. She will be there from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 8 and throughout the rest of June and all of July. And, of course, there are lots of other exciting things happening at the library during the summer, including our pop-up library at Greenwood School �ursdays, the antiques appraisal event June 27 and collaboration with Woodstock Clas-sic Cinemas for the release of the “Big Friendly Giant” (BFG). Check it all out on our web page at www.wood-stockpubliclibrary.org. See you at the library!Nick Weber is director of the Woodstock Public Library.

Paging through time at the Woodstock Public Library

Nick WeberCheck It Out

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IN BRIEFDistrict 200 announces

currently are operating on a four-day work week effective through Aug. 5. Buildings will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Thursday and closed Fri-

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day, June 9, and will reopen Monday, July

Woodstock High School, Woodstock

Families interested in school registra-tion should visit the school their children

working throughout the building during the summer months, visitors should call ahead to ensure someone will be avail-

District 200’s summer school program will also operate on the four-day schedule with no classes scheduled Fridays. Sum-mer school classes will begin Tuesday, May 31, and end Thursday, July 7. Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten summer classes will end June 23. Summer school classes will not be held July 4.

McHenry County

-ety is seeking donations for its popu-lar white elephant sale during this year’s upcoming Heritage Fair.

The sale has become a much-antic-ipated and pivotal part of the McHenry

effort. Items range from many ornate and unique picture frames to vintage cloth-ing, garden tools, furniture, new and vin-

vases, seasonal merchandise, games, sporting equipment and tables of odds and ends.

The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10, in the Schuette Building, next to the museum.

Donations can be dropped off at the historical society museum, 6422 Main St., Union, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday.

The historical society requests that no broken or soiled items or items that have been recalled or contain hazardous

outdated computers and electronic items, VHS tapes, medical supplies and such children’s items as cribs, car seats and used stuffed animals will not be accepted. The society reserves the right to reject items.

Donations are tax deductible and will

and operations. For information, call 815-923-2267.

District’s will host a native plant container garden workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

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815-479-5779.

Autumn Art Tour The Woodstock Professional & Busi-

ness Women are accepting applications from all artists in Woodstock and the sur-rounding countryside to show and sell their art at the WPBW Autumn Art Tour.

The two-day event will be held Satur-day and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11.

The goal of the art tour is to show-

produced in the region. Artists will open their home studios or display their art on

spaces for guest artists. The deadline for applications is July 1.

For details and applications, visit wpbw.org or email woodstockwpbw@gmail.com.

seeking individuals to serve as election judges. Applications are available online at co.mchenry.il.us/countyclerk or call 815-334-4242.

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a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and writ-ten permission from a parent or guardian are eligible to apply to be student elec-tion judges.

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Guest instructor Edward O’Brien taught eighth-grade U. S. history students at St. Mary Catholic School about America’s entry into

eighth-graders Matt Jablonski and Aiden Seaver.

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FLASHBACKS25 years ago

Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education approved the reinstatement of 5.5 full-time teaching positions.

World War I veterans Joe Karlesky and Henry Rahn participated in the Memorial Day observances in Woodstock.

-eral manager/part owner of Midwest Temps & Secretarial Service, Crystal Lake, was selected by the Crystal Lake Jaycees as the recipient of its Outstanding Young Woman of America award.

20 years ago The Construction Industry Service Corpo-

ration announced that Nicholas Kaminski, Woodstock, was chosen as its 1996 scholar-ship award recipient.

The Marian Central Catholic High School freshman softball team won the Northwest Suburban Conference championship with a 10-1 conference record and a 14-2 record overall.

15 years ago Woodstock Opera House Director John

Scharres reported, “We do turn away some acts and events because we don’t have the number of seats or physical capacity to han-dle them. We are booked for virtually every rentable weekend for the next 18 months.”

For the fourth consecutive year, Mayor Alan Cornue participated in the Beat the Mayor Challenge, where anyone who beat

for a sandwich from Pirro Brothers, a grande coffee from Java Junction and an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen.

Rahul Patel, Darien, purchased the 63-room Super 8 Motel, 1120 Davis Road, to run as a family business.

10 years ago Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was

scheduled to be the featured speaker at the Thomas Jefferson Dinner at the Bull Valley Golf Club.

Jared R. Skorburg was chosen as the new principal for Westwood Elementary School, Woodstock.

Columbia College Chicago sopho-

“Neglection” in his former hometown of -

tion I class. ”

5 years ago The Woodstock Farmers Market received a

$7,000 grant allowing Illinois residents receiv-

stamps, to buy more food while using less

matched Illinois Link card users’ charges at the market up to $15 per market day.

The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education approved a permit to demolish the existing 24-by-40-foot con-cession stand at Woodstock High School and build a new one in its spot.

Woodstock received detailed building and elevation plans for a Kohl’s department store to be located south of Menards, and com-

by the summer.

1 year ago Woodstock resident Walter “Wally”

Thomas, 91, made national headlines after he completed an unconventional wish on his bucket list. With the help of his family and friends, Thomas backed a car through a garage door on Hill Street because he always wondered if the door would pop off or if the frame would come down with it. The Inde-pendent covered the stunts, and the story and video footage of the event went viral.

The District 200 Board of Education and the public heard plans for the proposed arti-

Larry Dale Field. Proponents sought to

a synthetic, multi-use surface. The WHS's Renaissance Committee had collected $805,000 in pledges from the community

$955,170 to pay for the turf. Woodstock City Council members

updated the city’s code to allow small home-kitchen businesses to sell goods at farm-ers markets and other off-site locations. The revisions allowed people to make home-

items in their home kitchens without meet-ing previously more stringent commercial kitchen standards.

RELIGION BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE

& MEDITATION CENTER

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

CHRIST LIFE

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

Thursday EDEN BAPTIST

Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

SCIENTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday FIRST UNITED METHODIST

Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday

FREE METHODIST

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday

Wednesday GRACE LUTHERAN

1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday (casual); 8:30 a.m. (traditional), 10 a.m. (contemporary)

HERITAGE BAPTIST4609 Greenwood Road

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION

815-455-1810

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: 9:30 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 Sat-urday; 5 and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Satur-day; 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon (Span-ish), 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

Wednesday WOODSTOCK BIBLE

Worship: 10:00 a.m. Sunday

p.m. Sunday DOXA FELLOWSHIP

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

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MOVIES‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS’Everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat. Directed by Dave Green. Stars Megan Fox and Will Arnett.PG-13, 112 MINUTES

‘ME BEFORE YOU’A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of. Directed by Thea Sharrock.

PG-13,110 MINUTES

‘ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS’Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland. Directed by James Bobin. Stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. PG,113 MINUTES

‘X-MEN: APOCALYPSE’

him and his evil plans. Directed by Bryan Singer. Stars James McAvoy and Jennifer Lawrence. PG-13, 144 MINUTES

‘ANGRY BIRDS’Inspired by the hit video game. When an island populated by

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mated. Directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly. Stars Peter Dinklage and Jason Sudeikis. PG, 97 MINUTES

‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR’Former allies Captain America and Iron Man are pitted against one another following political interference in the Avengers’ world. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. PG-13, 146 MINUTES

MUSICFREE GUITARS FOR FUTURE STARS GRADUATION CONCERTUnity Spiritual Center Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.7 p.m.815-382-5264Students from the FGFS class will perform and receive diplomas.

LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’S

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visit thewoodstockindependent.com

3 FRIDAYMISS WOODSTOCK SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANTWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.7 p.m.$20 adults, $15 studentsYoung women from Woodstock will compete for the title of 2016 Miss Woodstock.

4 SATURDAYBARNSTORMER DAYSGalt Airport5112 Greenwood Road8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Families are invited to enjoy vin-tage planes, cars and motorcy-cles, live music and airplane rides. There will be a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.The market will feature a variety of food and craft items produced directly by the vendors.

FAMILY DISCOVERY DAYRyder’s Woods651 Kimball Ave.9 a.m.The Land Conservancy will lead a hike highlighting what’s happen-ing at Ryder’s Woods.

DEPUTY MANESS MEMORIAL RIDEWoodstock Harley-Davidson223 S. Eastwood DriveRegistration 9 a.m., kickstands up at 10:30 a.m.$20 per rider; $30 rider/passenger815-337-3511

vendors and live music.

FACING LEGACY PHOTO SHOW OPEN HOUSEWoodstock Opera House gallery121 Van Buren St.10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The Opera House will host the grand opening of a photo art show of residents of Hearthstone Village. The show will run June 2 to 30.

BREAK A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDWoodstock Public Library meet-ing room414 W. JuddRegister for a timefriends of theoldcourthouse.orgVisit the library and trace Dick Tracy comic strip sections.

5 SUNDAYWOODSTOCK WEDDING WALKWoodstock Squarenoon to 3 p.m.Woodstock wedding network will present an outdoor wedding festi-

CARP KILL CLASSIC

Shore Hills Beach2/3 mile south of Center Beach on East Lakeshore DriveWonder Lake6 a.m. to noon$20 per person entry fee815-790-7397The Wonder Lake Sportsmans

6 MONDAYFOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS MEETINGWoodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road, Room D1877:30 p.m.815-337-9068foxvalleyrocketeers.orgA meeting of model rocketry

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June 3, 10, 6 p.m.Woodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.June 3: Cheryl Niemo and the Down Home Boys will perform.June 10: Tricia Alexannder will perform.

JAZZ JAMJune 3, 17, 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.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETJune 4, 7, 11, 14 Woodstock SquareFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.orgJune 4: 9 a.m. to noon Kishwau-kee Ramblers

10:30 a.m. Mim Eichmann

10 a.m. Cheryl Niemo and the Down Home Boys

FIRST SATURDAY MUSICJune 4, 7 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center ofWoodstock225 W. Calhoun St.

$3 donation815-382-5264Visitors can participate in the open mic night or enjoy the show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

A TRIBUTE TO CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSICJune 4, 7 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$38 all seats815-338-4212The Legendaires Show Band will provide entertainment includ-ing western swing, honkey-tonk heroes and the outlaw movement.

NORTH STREETJune 4, 7:30 p.m.Kingston Lanes Bowling and Sports Lounge

1330 S. Eastwood Drive.815-342-2425The local band will perform.

STAGE LEFTOVERSJune 8, 22, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. FreeThe Stage Leftovers, consistingof Rich Prezioso, Joe Pesz, BrianMurphy, Laurel Palma, PeteJonsson, George Koester and Les Urban, will perform.

CITY BAND CONCERTJune 8, 15, 22, 7:30 p.m.Woodstock SquareThemes for the concerts will be:June 8: “On the Square”June 15: “Let’s Go West”June 22: “Journeys”

OPEN MIC NIGHTJune 10, 24, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.org815-338-5164Open Mic is sponsored by OffSquare Music. Various artists will perform in 15-minute slots.

DANCEETALAGE SHOWCASEJune 11, 7 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$23 adults, $18 students815-338-5300Judith Svalander Dance Theatre will present a showcase eclectic performances.

enthusiasts will be held.

7 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See June 4.

WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETINGCity Hall121 W. Calhoun St.7 p.m.

9 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.

10 FRIDAY2ND FRIDAYS ON THE SQUAREWoodstock Square6 to 9 p.m.Visual art displays and trunk sales

along with entertainment will be on the streets of downtown Woodstock.

11 SATURDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See June 4.

HABITAT RESTORATION

11418 McConnell Road9 a.m. to nooneventsprout.com/register/

815-337-9315Individuals, students, small groups and families with children older than age 6 can participate in restoring native habitat for this McHenry County Conservation District site.

FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS CLUB LAUNCHDavis ParkDavis Road9 a.m. to 1 p.m.815-337-9068foxvalleyrocketeers.orgModel rocket enthusiasts will launch rockets. Everyone is welcome.

BREAK A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDWoodstock Public Library meet-ing room

414 W. JuddRegister for a timefriends of theoldcourthouse.orgVisit the library and trace Dick Tracy comic strip sections.

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

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

COFFEE WITH THE CHIEFWoodstock Police Department656 Lake Ave.7 p.m.There will be a meet and greet with the new police chief, John Lieb.

14 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

See June 4.

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

LEGO NIGHTWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.6:30 p.m.815-338-0542LEGOS and Duplos are avail-able for builders ages 2 years and older.

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 program. Walk-ins and guests are welcome.

15 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.

KNOW THE TEN SIGNS: EARLY DETECTION MATTERSHearthstone CommunitiesN. Seminary Ave.6:30 to 8 p.m.815-484-1300A program discussing the warn-ing signs of Alzheimer’s disease will be held.

16 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.

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

17 FRIDAYCAREGIVERS 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE

DOCKET #16-13In re: Application of the Village of Lake in the Hills for Approval of the Extension or Alteration to Lake in the Hills Airport.Please take notice that on or after June 16, 2016, the Division of Aeronautics intends to enter an Order pursuant to Section 60 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act (620 ILCS 5/60) approving the application of the Village of Lake in the Hills for the Extension or Alteration to Lake in the Hills Airport. The airport is located near Crystal Lake, on two tracta of land described as follows:Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest quarter of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian and part of the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, (excepting and reserving therefrom three acres and 87 square rods of land lying in the Southeast corner), recorded in Book 14 of Deeds, page 113. Also a piece of land in the Southeast corner of the North ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 17 described as follows: Beginning at the

Southeast corner of said North ½ of the Northeast 1/4 and running thence West along the South line thereof 6.97 chains (460.02 feet); thence North parallel with the section line 2.53 chains (166.98) feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said North half of the Northeast 1/4 6.96 chains (459.36 feet) to the Section line; thence South 2.53 chains (166.98 feet) to the place of beginning; being situated in McHenry County, Illinois. (There should be excepted from this surveyor’s description a parcel of land approximately 208 feet by 182 feet located on the East boundary of the premises approximately 500 feet from the Northeast corner of the premises).Also part of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of said Section; thence East along the North line of said Southeast 1/4 2196.3 feet; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes West 330.5 feet; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes East 463.0 feet to the center line of a public road; thence South 00 degrees 12 minutes East along said centerline 333.3 feet to an angle in said center line, thence

South 24 degrees 24 minutes East along said center line 1153.0 feet; thence South 66 degrees 51 minutes West 1751.7 feet; thence South 23 degrees 46 minutes East 648.3 feet; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes West 2122.0 feet to a point in the West line of aforesaid Southeast 1/4, said point being 2138.0 feet South of the place of beginning; thence North along said West line 2138.0 feet to the place of beginning, containing 130.331 acres, more or less and situated in McHenry County, Illinois. (An analysis of this surveyor’s description indicates that the dimension 1751.7 feet mentioned therein is incorrect and that it should be approximately 1370 feet.).This airport was initially approved

Commercial Airport was issued to the John Guerra and Elmer D. Kucera on

was transferred to Crystal Lake Aviation Services, Inc. on October 27, 1981.

transferred on September 10, 1985 to the Village of Lake in the Hills.Said extension or alteration will consist of improving the runway safety area by demolishing a building, relocating

hangars and apron and completing the parallel taxiway relocation.Said Order shall provide for the issuance

thereof, as proposed by the application to meet all minimum requirements of the Division for the operation of an

inspection; and, shall further provide for

issued within 18 months from the effective date. Said Order shall further provide that

Approval issued pursuant thereto are not intended to and do not pre-empt, waive, suspend or modify any zoning regulations, building code requirements, or local ordinances adopted by any local governmental bodies having jurisdiction to control and impose land use restrictions.

may, prior to the entry of said Order,

the subject matter of said Order. After the entry of said Order such persons may enter written comments or

request a hearing as to the validity or reasonableness of said Order within

of the Order to: IDOT-Division of Aeronautics, Bureau of Aviation Safety,

Illinois 62707-8415.Steven M. YoungInterim DirectorDATED: May 23, 2016TO BE SERVED: June 1, 2016(Published in The Woodstock Independent June 1, 2016) L9928

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McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth

all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as DR PAVER located at 133 SURREY LN CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014.Dated MAY 27, 2016/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent June 1, 2016) L9929

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second in the IHSA Class 1A state championship May 28. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY DAN CHAMNESS

’Canes take 2nd in state2nd at IHSA

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IHSA State Championship

Three Woodstock boys bring home state hardware

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Woodstock was well-represented at the Illinois High School Association Class 2A boys state track and field meet the weekend of May 28, with three athletes taking home medals.

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�e Marian Central Catholic High School girls team lost 2-1 to Wheaton Academy in the IHSA Class 1A state championship game May 28.

�e Warriors scored early in the game on a pen-alty, and again in the first period of extra time to gain an advantage in the final, which was played at Naperville’s North Central College.

“It was a war in the middle of the field,” said Mar-ian Central head coach Karl Smith. “Neither team really had a lot of good looks at the goal ... and it was going to come down to a couple of moments get-ting it right.”

�e Warriors’ first goal at the two-minute mark game put the Lady ’Canes (14-6-2) in unfamiliar territory. While they held Wheaton scoreless for the rest of the half, they struggled to score them-selves, even off of a penalty shot of their own from freshman Skylar Teegan, which narrowly missed the goal.

“We had our backs against the wall,” said Smith.

“We talked about scenarios if we’re playing from behind and how good character is going to get us back in the game.”

�e mindset worked for the ’Canes. �ree con-secutive fouls by the Warriors, including two that resulted in yellow cards, put Marian Central in scoring position off a corner kick by junior Karlie Blaz. Sophomore Alyssa Sutherland headed the ball into the goal to tie the game with 26 minutes left in regulation.

�e ’Canes’ defense, anchored by 12 saves from senior keeper Kersten Green, kept them alive for extra time.

“We knew that Kersten was going to be tested and she answered,” said Smith. “You’re talking about a kid who played varsity soccer for this program for four years, and now she’s in that moment, and she didn’t disappoint.”

Green credits her teammates and assistant coach Jake Bukiri for making the effort possible. Bukiri worked with her to be more aggressive, which kept

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ing on that for the last two weeks,” said Green. “It paid off today.

“It means a lot, but I’m not alone. �ese are the best defenders I’ve ever played with. I’m definitely not alone. I just do my part. We all work together.”

Six minutes into the first period of extra time, however, Wheaton found an open look and scored. Despite a valiant effort, the ’Canes were unable to respond offensively as the game came to a close. Reflecting on the journey left the seniors with a strong sense of accom-plishment, they said.

“We knew we had a good feeling we could do this,” said senior Makala Villont. “We got it, whether that’s first in state or fourth in state — we came to state and that’s a pretty big deal for us.”

Marian will return a good portion of its roster in 2017, and of that roster, plenty will have state experience. �e starting

lineup included Teegan, soph-omores Tiffany Teubert, Han-nah Villont, Addison Fortin and

Sutherland, and juniors Erika Dacanay, Kailin Fortin and Blaz. Dacanay had a hat trick and recorded an assist in Mar-ian’s 6-1 semifinal win May 27 against Williamsville.

“We’re so young,” added Smith. “�ey are going to be back. �ere are no guarantees that you’re going to make it to this game, but we’re clearly going to be a team that has to be reckoned with.”

Senior Luke Beattie and junior Will Maidment earned medals for Woodstock High School and senior Jacob Varys nabbed all-state honors for Woodstock North.

�e meet took place at Eastern Illinois Univer-sity, Charleston.

For WHS, Beattie took a close second place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:16.50, just three-tenths of a second behind the winner.

“I felt good about my race,” Beattie said. “I was a little bummed to be that close, but second is perfectly acceptable. I can’t complain.”

Beattie’s fastest time in the event is a WHS school record time of 9:10.70. �ough he did not run his best time, Beattie climbed one spot and dropped 10 seconds from his third-place performance last year at state.

In the fall, Beattie is headed to Utah State Uni-versity to run cross country and track, and will major in recreation resource management.

“I’m ready to start my next four years running for Utah,” Beattie said.

Maidment edged out several ties in the high jump at 6 feet, 3 inches to earn all-state recog-nition with an eighth-place finish. Competing against 27 of the best jumpers in class 2A, Maid-ment said medaling was unexpected for his first year at the state meet.

“It was a really good atmosphere,” he said. “Every time I went to jump, I just embraced being there. I jumped the best I had in the season and everything came together.”

Coming into his junior year, Maidment’s best jump was 6-01. He bettered that mark by two inches. Looking to his senior year, he said he hopes to keep improving.

WNHS senior Jacob Varys extended his school record one last time in the shot put with a throw of 51-11.25, breaking his previous record of 51-09.5. He finished 11th in the event. Varys’ top finish at state, though, was in the discus, where he medaled with a throw of 153-02 to earn him ninth.

“It felt pretty good getting a medal,” said the two-time state qualifier. “It made me feel good about all the work I’ve been putting in this year.”

Varys dropped baseball and joined track as a sophomore. He said his football coaches encour-aged him to go out for the sport to gain speed. Varys started with running events, but after giving throws a try and almost qualifying for the state meet, he stuck with throwing. By the end of his first year out, Varys held the shot put and discus records. �is year, Varys has broken both those records a few times. His current discus record stands at 155-08.

“I had a fun time with all my teammates,” said the senior. “It wasn’t too serious, just fun.”

Varys plans to attend Robert Morris University in Chicago in the fall, where he will play football and pursue a degree in business administration.

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win over Williamsville May 27.

“I felt good about my race. I was a little bummed to be that close, but second is perfectly acceptable. I can’t complain.”

- Luke Beattie, WHS

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Marian Central’s Amy Herff dribbles the ball in the Lady ’Canes’

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“We got it, whether that’s first in state or fourth in state — we came to state and that’s a pretty big deal for us.”

- Makala Villont, Marian Central

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