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Donald R. Gavers, WoodstockReta M. Hill, Woodstock
“This is just me having fun and playing music that I like.”
-– Joe Starzynski, page 4
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Principal charged with stealing from schoolBy STEPHANIE PRICE
The Independent
A former Northwood Middle
School principal has been ac-
cused of stealing more than
$12,000 from bank accounts for
the school’s Parent Teacher Or-
ganization and the Fox Valley Ju-
nior High School Conference.
Jerome R. “Jake” Wakitsch, 41,
of the 800 block of Robert Drive,
Woodstock, was arrested Sept. 1
and charged with two counts of
theft over $500 and one count
of forgery, all Class 3 felonies,
according to Woodstock Police
Chief Robert Lowen.
In a written statement, police
said Wakitsch withdrew funds
from bank accounts associated
with the school’s PTO and the
conference, which oversees com-
petitions between junior highs
and middle schools throughout
the area.
Wakitsch was replaced as
principal shortly before the new
school year began.
Lowen said Wakitsch is ac-
cused of stealing $9,291.33 from
the Northwood Middle School
PTO on Feb. 27, 2014. He also is
charged with stealing another
$3,000 from a Fox Valley Junior
High School Conference account
on June 1,
2015.
Wa k i t s c h
was an autho-
rized user on
the accounts,
but the mon-
ey stolen was
for “personal
gain,” accord-
ing to the
statement from police.
�e forgery complaint came
as a result of Wakitsch allegedly
forging the signature of another
authorized user on the PTO ac-
count, which required two signa-
tures in order to be valid.
A local bank employee alerted
Woodstock School District 200
officials to the discrepancies in
the accounting for both the PTO
Please see Principal, Page 3
BLUE MEMORIAL
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District station at 435 E. Judd St. is lit up in blue Sept. 3 in honor of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed in the line of duty Sept. 1 while chasing three suspects. PHOTO: ALEX VUCHA
Enrollment drops slightly in District 200
By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent
Woodstock School District 200 enroll-
ment numbers dropped just slightly this
year, as the district tallied 6,586 students
after the sixth day of the school year.
“We’re down nine students from last
year,” District 200 Superintendent Mike
Moan said. “We’re fairly steady.”
Jake Wakitsch, who recently resigned, is accused of stealing thousands from Northwood’s PTO, Fox Valley Conference
Pavilion on back burner as city makes downtown plans
By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent
Early plans for a city-owned event
pavilion will be withdrawn for the
time being as the City Council in-
stead turns its attention to creating
a downtown business development
strategy.
“I think this [pavilion] is part of a
broader list of things that, as we look
at our downtown, should be part of a
plan,” said Councilman Mike Turner,
who had proposed the event pavilion
at a City Council workshop.
Call it the “wrong domino to be tip-
ping at this time,” Turner said during
council discussion Sept. 1 he would
first support creating a broader de-
velopment plan for downtown Wood-
stock, an opinion echoed by the rest
of the council.
�e proposed outdoor pavilion
would serve primarily as a concert
and entertainment venue and hold
about 2,500 to 3,000 people, ac-
cording to a city staff report.
�e report named three possible
locations for the pavilion — Emric-
son Park, Highway 14 near the spot
where a baseball stadium had once
Please see Pavilion, Page 4Please see Enrollment, Page 3
Jake Wakitsch
Schools tally 6,586 students, down by nine from last year
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3Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTNEWS
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Local schools up security during manhuntD-200 to consider notifications for all security changes
By KATELYN STANEKThe Independent
Woodstock School District 200 offi-
cials will consider notifying parents of all
special security measures taking place in
schools, a possible change in policy that
would follow recent soft lockdowns at
school districts throughout the region.
District 200 was one of a number of
school districts in McHenry and Lake
counties to be put on heightened alert
Sept. 1 during a manhunt for three peo-
ple suspected of fatally shooting Fox
Lake Police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz. �e
search centered on Fox Lake in far west-
ern Lake County, about 15 miles from
Woodstock.
In Woodstock, students were kept in-
doors, and entry to buildings was limit-
ed, although still permitted. District 200
canceled sports games that afternoon,
but on-campus extracurricular activities
continued.
�e added security went into effect at
9:45 a.m. Sept. 1, according to an email sent
to parents at about 5:30 p.m. that evening.
�at the notification came after the
end of the school day upset some par-
ents, who expressed alarm on social me-
dia that they hadn’t been informed of the
situation sooner.
Superintendent Mike Moan said his
office had fielded calls from parents who
had the same concerns.
“Any time we get feedback like that,
we take it and analyze it,” Moan said. “It’s
something we’ll look at.”
In the case of hard lockdowns — those
that prohibit student and staff move-
ment within a building and prevent any-
one from entering — parents of District
200 students always are notified, Moan
said. Such lockdowns go into effect when
there is an immediate threat to a school.
But the security measures put into place
Sept. 1 weren’t full lockdowns, Moan said.
Instead, staff, including bus drivers, were
instructed to be on alert for suspicious
behavior, and restrictions were placed on
students’ outdoor activities.
School administrators were acting on
the advice of the Woodstock Police De-
partment.�e district will consider notifying
parents even when security measures
don’t reach the level of a hard lockdown,
Moan said.
“We always want to be able to meet the
needs of the parents and the students,”
Moan said.
Marian Central Catholic High School
and St. Mary School also instituted soft
lockdown procedures during the man-
hunt.
At press time, the search continued for
the three people wanted in connection
with the shooting. �e Illinois State Po-
lice have asked anyone with information
to call 911 or the FBI at 1-800-CALL FBI.
�e FBI has set up a tip website at www.
fbi.gov/foxlake.
and Fox Valley Conference accounts, ac-
cording to Woodstock School District
200 Superintendent Mike Moan. �e dis-
trict “immediately” reported the matter to
the Woodstock Police Department July
31, Moan said, and police began a confi-
dential investigation.
“Mr. Jerome (Jake) Wakitsch resigned
his position as the principal at North-
wood effective Monday, Aug. 3, 2015,” a
District 200 statement read. “�e Board
of Education approved Mr. Wakitsch’s
resignation at their regularly scheduled
meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015.”
Wakitsch earned a salary of $111,805.30
and received $23,331.98 in benefits as
principal at Northwood in 2014, accord-
ing to the EIS Administrator and Teacher
Salary and Benefits Report.
District 200 administrators continue to
cooperate with the ongoing police inves-
tigation, school officials said.
“At no time were any students or staff
in any danger,” the district’s news release
said. “�e district administration has
been supporting the efforts of the new
principal and all of the dedicated staff at
Northwood to ensure a smooth start to a
successful school year.”
Wakitsch turned himself in Sept. 1 at
the Woodstock Police Department “with-
out incident,” police said. He posted bond
and was released. His next court date is
set for Sept. 15.
— �e Independent’s Katelyn Stanek contributed to this article.
Principal Continued from Page 1
�e enrollment numbers include stu-
dents in the district’s pre-kindergarten
through high school programs, as well as
its 18- to 22-year-old program.
Moan said there were two more kinder-
garten students enrolled this year over
last year, with a total of 446 incoming
kindergartners. �roughout the remain-
ing grade levels, Moan said there were no
significant enrollment fluctuations over
last year’s student population totals.
While the numbers are fairly flat over-
all, the figures represent a third consecu-
tive dip in enrollment for Woodstock
School District 200. In fall of 2014, the
district reported it was down 18 students
from September 2013 when the six-day
enrollment numbers were released. In fall
2013, enrollment was down by 136 stu-
dents from 2012.
Fall 2012 was the last time District 200
saw a jump in enrollment figures. �at
year, 6,749 students attended District
200 schools after 158 new students were
enrolled. �e final numbers marked a
roughly 2.4 percent increase in student
population.
Currently, District 200’s regular stu-
dent populations range from about 426
to 521 pupils per grade level. According
to the district’s website, Woodstock High
School has approximately 981 students
attending ninth through 12th grades, and
Woodstock North High School tallied
about 916 students. �ere were another
30 individuals enrolled in the District 200
18- to 22-year-old program last year.
Creekside is the largest of the district’s
middle schools with approximately 790
students, which is 100 more than North-
wood Middle School’s approximately 690
students. Mary Endres and Olson are the
district’s largest elementary schools with
about 500 and 467, respectively. Prai-
riewood Elementary is the next largest
with about 439 students, and the remain-
ing elementary schools – Dean, Green-
wood and Westwood – have enrollment
numbers ranging from about 346 to 385.
Clay Academy had 75 students last year,
according to the District 200 website.
Enrollment Continued from Page 1
IN BRIEF
Boy Scout council to offer free model rockets to new members
The Boy Scouts of America is inviting families in McHenry County to register for Scouting Sept. 17 at an elementary school near them and receive a free model rocket.
The “Blast Into Scouting” campaign is aimed at introducing families to the BSA’s positive and fun-focused program called Cub Scouts, which is open to boys in first through fifth grade. In Cub Scouts, boys learn leadership and life skills while participating in adventures ranging from building pinewood derby cars and assembling robots to enjoying the great outdoors and helping others through community service.
Volunteers will be in elementary schools from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, to answer questions, register new members and hand out free model rockets. New families also will receive an invitation to blast off their rockets at a countywide launch party 9 a.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 24, at Nunda Township.
The cost is $33 to join Scouting, but all boys can become Scouts regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Visit Blas-tIntoScouting.org to find a participating school or register online.
BEFORE THE STORM
Clouds roll in over rural Woodstock just prior to a thunderstorm Sept. 3. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER
4 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015 NEWS
Councilman moonlights as disk jockey in HarvardBy KATELYN STANEK
The Independent
�ere’s a side to Woodstock City
Councilman Joe Starzynski that
doesn’t appear in the meeting minutes,
and he’s sharing it on Harvard Commu-
nity Radio.
Starzynski is the host of “Harry’s
Trailer Park Basement,” a new show on
WHIW that explores what Starzynski
calls the “adventurous and open spirit
of music.”
“It doesn’t fit any boxes of any play-
list on any station,”
said Starzynski, who
premiered the show
in August. “�is is
just me having fun
and playing music
that I like.”
�e curious name
for the show is an
homage to one of
Starzynski’s late
friends from his col-
lege days, whose
basement — located in a trailer park in
Decatur — featured a seemingly endless
supply of records, some of which Star-
zynski inherited.
Appropriately, “Harry’s Trailer Park
Basement” includes a broad swath of
music ranging from Duke Ellington to
Blitzen Trapper, Gram Parsons to the
Ramones. On the first episode, Mozart’s
“Don Giovanni” commingled with Brit-
pop and Latin tunes.
“I like mixing things together,”
Starzynski said. “I want people to be
stretched a little bit.”
Starzynski said he finds inspiration by
combing through library music collec-
tions throughout the region. He said he
appreciates the musical freedom that
comes with hosting a show on a com-
munity radio station.
“No one’s telling me what I can play,”
he said.
“Harry’s Trailer Park Basement” fea-
tures conversations with local musi-
cians, artists and other personalities in-
terspersed among the songs. �e show
airs from 9 to 11 p.m. the third Saturday
of every month on 101.3 FM and online
at HarvardCommunityRadio.com
JoeStarzynski
Pavilion Continued from Page 1
been planned, and what the report
called the “preferred site,” a downtown
location near the Metra station along
Clay Street and Route 120.
�e latter proposal drew concern from
residents of Brownstones of Wood-
stock Station, a small development that
would abut the downtown pavilion.
About a dozen residents turned out for
the meeting ready to voice their worries
about noise, traffic and other concerns,
although some expressed gratitude
once the council appeared unready to
move forward with the plans.
“My daughters’ bedrooms overlook
the proposed site for the music venue,”
said Woodstock Station homeowner
Laura Witlox Middaugh. “I really don’t
want them to have to lie in bed every
Friday, Saturday or Sunday night from
May through September listening to the
concert blaring in what is essentially
our backyard.”
Others spoke of concerns about the
viability of such a venue. �e staff re-
port pegged the cost of constructing
the pavilion at about $7 million to $8
million.
“�is particular venue in the pro-
posed location doesn’t get us where we
need to be,” said Terry McKenna, also
a Woodstock Station resident. “It’s a
long-term financial subsidy. … �e city’s
already embroiled in enough of its own
businesses. We don’t need another one.”
In addition to construction costs, the
staff report said the pavilion “would
more than likely require an ongoing
subsidy.” �e report did not include es-
timates of possible income from ticket
sales, concessions, taxes or other reve-
nue streams. City Manager Roscoe Stel-
ford said the staff was uncomfortable
predicting those totals.
Turner said the intention would be for
the city to own the property but for a
private company to take over manage-
ment duties and assume the financial
risk of operating it as a business. He
added events such as Gavers Barndance
could feature as annual fixtures at the
venue.
But before advancing any more pavil-
ion plans, the council concurred it will
seek direction in the form of a down-
town development plan that could in-
clude entertainment options such as the
one discussed Sept. 1.
“I think we need to have a ... downtown
business development plan that would
provide us with a more cohesive, if you
will, sense of vision and direction for
our collective efforts in the area,” Mayor
Brian Sager said. “I think it’s something
that we need to explore a little bit more
aggressively. … I personally see this as a
longer-term type of thing.”
“I think we need to have a ... downtown business development plan that would provide us with a more cohesive, if you will, sense of vision and direction for our collec-tive efforts in the area.”
— Mayor Brian Sager
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OBITUARIES
Donald R. GaversDonald R. Gavers, 79, Woodstock,
died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at the University of Wisconsin Medical Center, Madison, Wis. He courageously battled against cancer.
He was born March 22, 1936, to Otto and Ann (DeVogelaere) Gavers in Chi-cago.
On Oct. 21, 1961, he married Sally Schumacher, and they settled in Woodstock, raised their fam-ily and became what many call “Wood-stock Icons.”
He served with the 82nd Airborne Divi-sion and was sta-tioned in Ft. Bragg, N.C. He was a life-time member of the Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329.
As president and founder of Gavers Asphalt, Paving, & Excavation Company, established in 1969, he attributed his success to several simple but effective practices: Be Cautious, Be Conservative and Lots of Teamwork. While the basis of the business operates in a 25-mile radius, his touch reached far and wide. He men-
tored employees who were with the com-pany for decades, he never turned away from a challenging job, and he always had a tale to share. Even throughout his illness he was out working with the crews. His work ethics were never compromised, and he lived to “Make hay while the sun was shining.”
The only time he wasn’t working was when he was relaxing at his second home in Florida during the winter.
His hobbies included a great love of tractors, right down to his riding John Deere mower. Equipment auctions and estate sales were among his favorite pas-times. Most Sunday mornings found him “holding a meeting” at a local coffee shop with his cronies and lifelong business part-ner and best friend, Billy Hansen.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Steve “Hozy” (Diane) Gavers, Wood-stock, and Dan “Digger” Gavers, Lake Geneva, Wis.; a step-granddaughter, Ashley Ackerman; seven siblings, Bob “Louie” (Lucille) Gavers, Jim “Red” (Mar-garet) Gavers, Jeff (Judy) Gavers, Eugene Gavers, David Gavers, Genevieve (Joe) O’Herron and Terry (Ellen) Gavers; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his par-ents; two brothers, Bill Gavers and Joe Gavers; and two nieces.
A gathering of friends and relatives will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednes-
day, Sept. 9, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Semi-nary Ave., Woodstock. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
Memorials can be made to the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1724, Woodstock, IL 60098.
Reta M. HillReta M. Hill, 93, Woodstock, died Thurs-
day, Sept. 3, 2015, at JourneyCare Hos-pice Center, Woodstock, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Ring-wood to Ray and Mabelle (Krohn) Mer-chant.
On July 1, 1944, she married the love of her life, Paul E. Hill, in Woodstock.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Woodstock. She was very active in the church and a member of the United Methodist Women’s Group. She was also a member of Gideons Inter-national, a service organization dedicated to spreading the word of the Lord. She enjoyed giving back to the community and spending time with her husband distribut-ing Meals on Wheels. She loved traveling, taking family vacations every summer and
camping in almost all 50 states. She enjoyed playing canasta with her
group of friends. But, most of all, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who loved spending time with her family.
Survivors include six children, Patricia Re-naldi, Richard (Alberta) Hill, Paula Hill, Ruth (Brian) Lundgren, Barbara (Jerry) Groskin-sky and Carol (Jeff) Schnulle; six grandchil-dren, Bonnie (Jerry) Staaden, Chuck (Karen) Renaldi, SPC Ashley Groskinsky Jones, Mi-chael Groskinsky, Jacob Schnulle and Han-nah Schnulle; six step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her par-ents; her husband May 5, 2012; a brother, Kenneth Merchant; and two sisters, Darlene Cooney and Audrey Thurnau.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Schneider-Leucht Mer-win & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The visitation will continue at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, until the funeral at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 201 W. South St., Woodstock. Burial will be at McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery, Wood-stock.
Memorials can be made to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 N. Lake Zurich Road, Bar-rington, IL 60010; or to the First United Methodist Church of Woodstock, 201 W. South St., Woodstock, IL 60098.
POLICE BLOTTER
Crystal D. Ury, 403 Chappel St., Marengo, was charged Aug. 25 with driv-ing while license revoked at Route 47 and McConnell Road. Ury posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Oct. 1.
Loreal Q. Serrano, 34, 235 Schryver Ave., Woodstock, was charged Aug. 26 with driving while license suspended, driver failing to wear a seat belt and three counts of child restraint violations. Serrano was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was set for Oct. 1.
Jessica A. Flores, 19, 1947 Charles St., Woodstock, was charged Oct. 26 with no driver’s license and speeding at 1144 N. Seminary Ave. Flores was turned over to
the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date is to be set.
Alba Aguilar, 41, 522 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, was charged Aug. 26 with no driver’s license, operating an unisured mo-tor vehicle and a headlight violation at 315 N. Madison St. Aguilar posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Oct. 1.
Vincent James Donelli, 32, transient, Woodstock, was charged Aug. 27 with criminal trespass to land at 145 S. East-wood Drive. Donelli was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was set for Oct. 1.
Benjamin J. Lopez, 28, 309 W. Jack-son St., Woodstock, was charged Aug. 29
with no driver’s license and disobeying a stop sign at Church and Madison streets. Lopez posted $150 bond. Court date was set for Sept. 24.
A Woodstock-area juvenile, 16, was charged Aug. 29 with aggravated battery to a police officer at 870 E. South St. The juvenile was released to his parent. Bond and court dates are to be set.
Rogelio A. Munoz, 34, 122 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, was charged Aug. 29 with two counts of domestic bat-tery at 1445 Commons Drive. Munoz was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond and court date are to be set.
Francisco Javier Villalva, 29, 618 St. John’s Road, was charged Aug. 30 with
driving under the influence, driving under the influence over, uninsured motor vehicle, improper lane usage and illegal transporta-tion of alcohol. Villalva posted $100 and his driver’s license as bond. Court date was set for Oct. 1.
Christopher Brandon Peterson, 35, 245 Cambridge, Grayslake, was charged Sept. 1 with retail theft at 110 N. East-wood Drive. Peterson was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was set for Sept. 24.
STREET SMARTS
Average gas price
$2.90 /GAL.
Reflects average price of regular unleaded gasoline at Woodstock gas stations the morning of Sept. 4.
.09
Illinois Rail Safety Week runs from Sept. 13 to 19. The Woodstock Police Depart-ment is promoting safety for motorists and pedestrians around railroad tracks. Opera-tion Lifesaver offers 10 safety tips for cross-ing railroad tracks. For information about Illinois Rail Safety Week, visit www.illinois-railsafetyweek.org.
The tips include be prepared to stop at crossings, listen for warning bells and whis-
tles, obey the signals and cross the tracks in low gear.
Any charges are merely accusations, and de-fendants or suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Donald R. Gavers
IN BRIEF
Defenders to rent weed wrench for invasive plant removal
The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is offering weed wrenches for rent to assist residents in re-moving invasive plants such as buckthorn on their property.
Designed and manufactured by a res-toration worker in California, the weed wrench is a manually operated, environ-mentally friendly, all-steel tool made to remove any woody plant by uprooting. The tool can be used for trunks as large as two inches in diameter.
The weed wrench is available for use by EDMC members for a donation plus
a $50 refundable deposit for a week, or to non-members for $25 per week with a $150 refundable deposit.
For information, visit mcdef.org or call 815-338-0393.
WPBW to host annual mum saleSept. 12
The Woodstock Professional and Busi-ness Women will be selling chrysanthe-mums at 9 a.m. until they are sold out Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bohn’s Ace Hard-ware, 150 S. Eastwood Drive. The sale will continue at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, until they are sold out.
The, mums grown by Countryside Flower Shop and Nursery, will be priced at $10 each or three for $25.
Proceeds will benefit the Frances Kuhn
Scholarships, awarded to adult women fur-thering their education.
Mums can be pre-ordered at [email protected].
6 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015
CHERYL WORMLEYPublisher, Co-OwnerPAUL WORMLEY
Co-OwnerKATELYN STANEKManaging Editor
THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
Woodstock, IL 1987
THE EDITORIAL BOARDCheryl Wormley Katelyn Stanek Sandy KucharskiStephanie Price
For some,the hard work is
never done�is week marks Labor Day, the time
when most of us got a three-day week-end.
Most of us.But for some among us, the job is never
done. �at was never more evident than last week, when police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was gunned down while chasing three suspects in the village of Fox Lake, just east of the McHenry County line.
Gliniewicz, known as “G.I. Joe” in the community where he led an Explorers youth policing program, was a veteran of the force on the cusp of retirement. Friends, family and colleagues have described him as a dedicated officer who treated his department as a second fam-ily and his job as a near-sacred duty.
Gliniewicz worked for the community he protected until the very end.
At the time this issue went to press — it was turned in early, because most of us and our printers get extra time off, too — hundreds of police officers from throughout the region still were combing through evidence, knocking on doors and sweeping fields in an attempt to track down the three people wanted in connec-tion with Gliniewicz’s murder.
�ose officers got no time off, even af-ter a despicable hoax police report about seeing the suspects sent multiple search helicopters into the air above Volo and Lakemoor.
�at hours-long search stretched from late evening into early morning. It wasted money and, far more importantly, the limited time and energy of police, but still, the search went on.
�e work wasn’t done.�e murder of a police officer — or
indeed, anyone — so close to home has rattled the entire region, Woodstock included. �at’s why this Labor Day, we’re especially grateful to the men and women of law enforcement and all our first-responders, for whom a day’s work is never truly over.
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Put your paws together for dog event
I want to thank Jennifer Schnei-der and her organization, Rescued Dog Resource Center, for putting together a wonderful event, which allowed dogs and their families to take advantage of many great pet resources such as microchipping, microchip scans, vet expertise, grooming care, obedience train-ing, as well as the opportunity for rescue organizations to offer adoptable dogs to the public. Many great organizations came together to showcase canine care.
I also want to thank the city of Woodstock for embracing the concept of Bark-A-Paw-Looza and allowing residents from near and far to celebrate canine companionship on our historic Square. As an animal advocate with �e Puppy Mill Project and the author of “Bark Until Heard,” it was an amazing experience for me to be part of an event that brought both awareness of animal welfare and the joy of animal companionship together for a few hours in my hometown.
I hope there will be a Bark-A-Paw-Looza 2016!
Becky Monroe,Woodstock
What a waste�ere ought to be a law for the
elimination of Illinois’ 20 coter-minous township governments. A coterminous township has the same boundary of a city govern-ment. �ere are four coterminous townships in Cook County; the other 16 are spread through the state. Sadly, our state capital in Springfield is located in a coter-minous township, Capital Town-ship.
Coterminous townships have two state-mandated duties: they assess property and distribute temporary aid to the poor. �ey do not have road districts. �e four coterminous townships in Cook County have one mandated function, aid for the needy. �ey do not assess property. Property assessments in Cook County are performed by a county assessor.
Coterminous townships have a lot of employees. A few examples: Oak Park Township, coterminous with the village of Oak Park, has 58 employees. Bloomington City Township, coterminous with the city of Bloomington, has 45 em-ployees. Zion Township, cotermi-nous with the city of Zion, has 85 employees.
Communities with coterminous boundaries are taxed by two gov-ernments providing the same, or close to the same, services — they overlap each other in maintain-ing separate facilities, equipment, staffing and administrative duties.
Key question: Does it make sense for taxpayers to support two separate governments coex-isting within the same boundar-ies when one of the entities has the same capability to provide the same services of the other? It does not.
Government glut in Illinois: �e Illinois comptroller says Illinois has 8,466 governments, 3,000 more than any other state.
A good start for government reduction: Abolish coterminous townships!
Bob Anderson,Wonder Lake
7Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTOPINION
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Monday was Labor Day. To be honest, I couldn’t remember
when or why the people of the United States began celebrating Labor Day, so I did some research. I decided the information on the Department of Labor website would be reliable.
Labor Day is set aside to honor the contributions of workers to the “strength, prosperity and well-being of our country.” I doubt many of us thought about that while we were enjoying backyard barbecues or dur-ing our end-of-summer campouts or family gatherings.
�e first celebrations honoring workers and their contributions were parades in New York City in the 1880s organized by two labor groups. States were first to declare a day honoring workers. Finally, in 1894, after 29 states had designated a workers holiday, Congress passed legislation making the first Monday in September Labor Day.
Much has changed since 1894,
when I can imag-ine most workers probably did enjoy leisure on Labor Day. Today, many Americans work on the day set aside to honor the contribu-tions of workers. �ey work at stores, restaurants and hospitals. Firefight-ers and police don’t abandon their posts, and the people involved in news gathering and reporting, as well as transportation, stay on the job. And, we are grateful they do.
Maybe it’s time to add a new di-mension to Labor Day. What if we also celebrated our own work on the first Monday of September?
Celebrate work?Celebrate my work?Yes! And, yes!We’ve become a people who relish
in complaining about our work. It’s what we hear on television and from politicians. Grumbling about work and our fellow workers makes good small talk, and listeners are quick to chime in, adding their own tales of workplace impositions or inconve-niences.
What if, on Labor Day, we made a point of talking about what we like about our work? What if we focused on the satisfying aspects of our work – the things that make us feel good about what we do?
What if we made a mental list, or better yet, an actual list of the impor-tance of the work we do?
What if, on Labor Day, we gave thought to the value of the work being done by others — retail clerks, fast-food cooks, teachers, farmers, engineers, construction workers, hotel housekeepers, line workers in factories and on and on.
All work that adds to the well-being of people, animals and the environ-
ment has value. What if we valued our jobs because
they are fulfilling, helpful or a piece of something bigger instead of by the amount they pay?
One final thought: if you don’t like your work, do yourself and everyone around you a favor and begin train-ing or applying for a job you could celebrate.
I’ve been very fortunate to have enjoyed my work from feeding chick-ens and calves as a child to being a waitress, from teaching high school home economics to being a recep-tionist for Sen. Everett Dirksen and from caring for infants in our home to being the publisher of this news-paper.
Labor Day 2015 was Monday, but every day can and should be a day to celebrate work and workers. �e work we do is a gift to others.
Above all, celebrate your work
Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Wood-stock Independent.
Declarations
CherylWormley
Lessons from my parents’
loveAs the morning sun peeked
through the shades of my bedroom, I kissed my wife, Joan, and whispered, “I’m heading to the cemetery.”
Her eyes flickered open and she asked, “Why?”
“It’s Mom and Dad’s anniversary.”She nodded and fell back to sleep.My parents were married nearly 62
years.Mom died two years ago, and my
father passed a few weeks ago on Aug. 2.
My children weep for Grandpa. I often wake up with tears in my eyes. I find myself mourning not only my father but my mother’s death all over again.
Mom died slowly, painfully of can-cer. Her death was long anticipated and a relief when it arrived.
I held her hand as her life slipped away.
Dad’s death came swiftly, unexpect-edly. He died alone.
I thought about their marriage as I drove to the Schuyler County cemetery a little over an hour west of my home.
What made their marriage strong?
My Dad, Donald, first laid eyes on my mother when he was a teenager visiting a hospital. A pretty blonde nursing student brought him a glass of water.
He knew she was friends with the gal he was dating.
He broke it off with his girlfriend and asked her to set him up with her friend, Roberta.
Oddly enough, she did.�e attraction was strong.
To have and to hold…To look at them they were an un-
likely couple. At 5 feet, 10 inches, my mother
towered over my father. He was dark. She was fair. She was shy, he was outgoing. He liked risk, she craved
security. Despite their differences, or per-
haps because of them, they became inseparable.
�ey wed on Aug. 31, 1954.
For richer, for poorer… Both of my parents grew up poor
but desired more. �ey scrimped and saved and lived
in a repurposed army barracks while my Dad studied at the University of Illinois. Two children arrived before graduation, and I followed several years later.
Together my parents started and built two businesses.
Dad had the “big ideas.” She had the attention to detail.
She worried. Dad dreamed.
For better, for worse…�eir life had joys and sorrows�ey buried my brother after a long
and painful disease. But they both lived to hold each of
their seven grandchildren. And they knew the joy of serv-
ing others. Together, they led con-struction and medical mission trips to Latin American. And they both sacrificed to help the homeless in my hometown of Galesburg.
In sickness and in health…
In 2003, my father was diagnosed with a cancer few physicians thought he would survive. But he not only survived but thrived after undergo-ing brutal chemotherapy regimens, which Mom nursed him through.
My mother battled cancer for a decade. My father was her constant companion, gently lifting her from her bed when she could not walk. Fretting over each new sore or lesion.
He called out “Save a place for me in heaven,” as she gasped her last breaths.
In the two years following her death, Dad was bewildered without his mate. Tears would well whenever her name was mentioned. My sister and I would take him out each Aug. 31 to celebrate their anniversary.
And Dad would pray, thanking God for the marriage.
As I walked toward my parents’ grave, I laid flowers before the tomb-stone and quietly whispered, “Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad.”
» COLUMN
Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and a journalist with Illinois News Network, a project of the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at [email protected]. Readers can subscribe to his free po-litical newsletter by going to llNews.org or follow his work on Twitter @scottreeder.
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8 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015
EducationRausch is state Teacher of the Year finalistWHS choral director is among 10 teachers up for an Illinois State Board of Education award
By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent
Woodstock High School Choral Direc-
tor Paul Rausch is thankful the school’s
former Principal Roger Wilson took a
gamble and hired him 31 years ago.
Rausch was 21 years old at the time and
fresh out of college, having just gradu-
ated from the University of Illinois-
Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in
Music Education. He wasn’t confident he
would get the job.
“�at was my first and only interview,”
said Rausch, now 53. “I am so grateful he
took a chance on hiring me. I love work-
ing at Woodstock High School. I love
living here in Woodstock. My wife and I
have raised our four boys here.”
Rausch’s feelings are reciprocated
by his colleagues and administrators
at Woodstock School District 200. Last
spring, Woodstock High School Princi-
pal Justin Smith nominated Rausch as
one of the district’s candidates for the
Illinois Teacher of
the Year award. After
reviewing teacher
nominations from
throughout the dis-
trict, District 200
officials selected
Rausch as their final
nominee for the an-
nual state honor.
As a nominee,
Rausch had to write
five essays over the summer on teacher-
related topics, highlight his career ac-
complishments and forward his resume
to the Illinois State Board of Education.
District 200 administrators provided let-
ters of recommendation for Rausch from
various members of the Blue Streak
community.
Last month, ISBE announced the
Woodstock teacher is among the 10 fi-
nalists for the 2015 Teacher of the Year
award in the state’s Excellence Division,
the highest of its three categories.
“�is is a tremendous honor for me,”
Rausch said. “We have phenomenal
teachers at Woodstock High School and
throughout the state. And to be nominat-
ed by administrators is an honor.”
District 200 Superintendent Mike
Moan said Rausch’s work as choral di-
rector and department chairman at
Woodstock High School over the past
31 years is “unequaled.” Moan credited
Rausch’s level of expertise for help-
ing “countless” District 200 students
achieve success at school, as well as
at local and state choral competitions.
Woodstock High’s choral groups have
been invited to perform at a variety of
prestigious state and national events
over the years. Several students have
traveled and performed internation-
ally because of the quality of the cho-
ral groups’ musical performances under
Rausch, Moan said.
“He is an outstanding teacher whose
talents have enriched the lives of our
students and their families as well as
those who have been privileged to attend
their performances,” Moan said. “We’re
all excited about the possibility of hav-
ing a 2015 Teacher of the Year be from
Woodstock, and I can’t think of anyone
in the entire state who is more deserving
of this award than Paul Rausch.”
Rausch is scheduled to meet with
members of the Illinois State Board of
Education Sept. 9 for a formal interview
regarding the award. �e Teacher of the
Year will be announced Oct. 17 at ISBE’s
�ose Who Excel banquet.
Rausch and his wife, Donna, have four
sons who all attended Woodstock High
School and participated in sports and
chorus – Daniel, 21, Scott, 23, Steven, 25,
and Christopher, 27. Christopher Rausch, following in his dad’s footsteps, is the
pre-kindergarten and kindergarten mu-
sic teacher at Verda Dierzen Early Learn-
ing Center; Scott Rausch is an aspiring
professional singer.
Over the years, Rausch was recog-
nized as “Choral Directors” magazine’s
“Top 12 Choral Directors Now” listing in
2014, and received the Yale University
Distinguished Music Educator Award in
April 2013 after he was selected from a
pool of 300 nominees representing 45
states.
PaulRausch
Davis graduates from Harding University
Geoffrey Davis, Woodstock, graduated from Harding University, Searcy, Ark. Da-vis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in web design and interactive media.
Tipps graduates from University of Central Missouri
Emily Tipps, Woodstock, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo. Tipps earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
Dejon graduates from Lake Forest College
Lauren Dejon, Woodstock, graduated cum laude from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest. Dejon earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education and English, with an emphasis on literature.
Ott graduates from St. Norbert College
Michael Ott, Woodstock, graduated from St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wis. Ott earned a Bachelor of Business Admin-istration degree.
Drake University announces dean’s list
Kathleen Knox, Bull Valley, and Han-nah Little, Woodstock, were named to the spring dean’s list at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
Matthys named to WIAC honor roll
Michael Matthys, Wonder Lake, was named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath-letic Conference honor roll.
Columbia College announces dean’s list
Nancy J. O’Connor, Wonder Lake, and Samantha A. Stelford, Woodstock, were named to the dean’s list at the Crystal Lake campus of Columbia College.
Huntley named to University of Chicago dean’s list
Abigayle Huntley, Woodstock, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Chicago.
COLLEGE CURRENTS
“We’re all excited about the possibility of having a 2015 Teacher of the Year be from Woodstock, and I can’t think of any-one in the entire state who is more deserving of this award than Paul Rausch.”
— Superintendent Mike Moan
9Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
A & EBy STEPHANIE PRICE
The Independent
Organizers of the 2nd Friday Artwalks
on the Woodstock Square have come up
with a novel way to drive donations to
help fund next summer’s Artwalks.
Magician and mind reader Joe Dia-
mond, 27, Bull Valley, plans to drive
a convertible around the Woodstock
Square while blindfolded during the next
2nd Friday Artwalk, scheduled from 6 to
9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Diamond’s blind-
folded drive is slated for 7 p.m., at which
time the Woodstock police will shut
down traffic on the Square for five min-
utes and hold all pedestrians to the side-
walk areas as a safety precaution.
Diamond’s stunt is part of a fundrais-
er that aims to raise $5,000 to help pay
for next season’s 2nd Friday Artwalks. If
enough money is raised, via donation jars
located at several retail locations on the
Square and online, Woodstock Mayor
Brian Sager will be a passenger in the car.
“Hopefully, we will raise the $5,000 and
Mayor Sager with ride along with me,”
Diamond said.
�e Northwest Area Arts Council and
Woodstock Square Retail Association be-
gan the 2nd Friday Artwalks in June and
planned to continue them through Sep-
tember. �e event features a variety of
family-friendly musicians and street per-
formers, many of whom are friends with
Diamond, including an escape artist and
sword swallower. Several local artists dis-
play and sell their handcrafted items such
as ceramics and jewelry.
�e first three 2nd Friday Artwalk
events have been so successful, organiz-
ers have added the months of October
and May into the lineup. �e upcoming
Oct. 9 Artwalk will take on a Halloween
theme and offer plenty of new surprises
as well, Diamond said.
John Heng, a member of the NAAC and
producer of the 2nd Friday Artwalk, said
the money raised from Diamond’s Sept.
11 stunt will ensure the event returns next
spring.
“�e [$5,000] will go towards more ad-
vertising for the monthly events, as well
as hiring more artists and performers,”
Heng said.
Anyone can donate toward Diamond’s
blindfolded drive, from $10 up to $1,000,
by visiting the website www.ArtwalkDo-
nations.com. All donations are forwarded
to the Old Courthouse Arts Center, which
is part of NAAC, a regional all-volunteer
not-for-profit.
If $2,000 is raised, Woodstock City
Manager Roscoe Stelford has agreed to
ride along as a passenger while Diamond
takes his sightless skills behind the wheel
of a car. If $3,000 is
collected, Woodstock
Police Chief Robert
Lowen will ride along
during the stunt. At
$4,000, Woodstock
Fire/Rescue Chief
Ralph Webster will
join as a passenger,
as well. If donations
hit the goal of $5,000,
Sager will join Stel-
ford, Lowen and
Webster as a passenger.
“I figured it’s still safer than me driving fully sighted,” Sager said, jokingly. “Plus,
the Artwalk has had such a great buzz
about it, so it’s for a good cause.”
Diamond’s blindfolded drive will be
filmed by local production company
TurnKey Digital, the convertible is being
donated by a local auto dealership, and
a local insurance company has volun-
teered to insure the car, Diamond said.
“�is has become a huge event involv-
ing several great businesses right here in
Woodstock,” Diamond said.
At last month’s 2nd Friday Artwalk,
Diamond hypnotized a young lady and
allowed her to sleep in a storefront win-
dow on the Square for the duration of the
Artwalk. Among the many musicians, a
harpist performed, as well.
“Each month we keep getting more and
more people,” Diamond said. “And we
had our most diverse group of spectators
yet at last month’s Artwalk.”
Blindfold stunt will benefit ArtwalkMagician will drive blindly around Square, could bring mayor along for the ride
JOE DIAMOND’S BLINDFOLDED DRIVE
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11Where: Woodstock SquareTo donate: ArtwalkDonations.com
JoeDiamond
28th annual event returns Oct. 16 to 18
By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent
Woodstock pottery artist Bob Blue
recognizes the annual Autumn Drive
is not like any other event near or far.
�e annual drive began 28 years ago
when Garden Valley Road neighbors
Henry Boi, a collector and picker, and
Fran and Vern Stake, artists, got the
idea to host a menagerie of sales dur-
ing the same weekend at their Wood-
stock-area homes and farms.
“Fran and Henry had gone to a ga-
rage sale in Algonquin, and there were
20 garage sales on the same street,”
said Blue, who owns Blue Eagle Pot-
tery with his wife, Susan. “Fran knew
there were artists and antique collec-
tors in their area and said ‘Why don’t
we do this?’”
From there, the Autumn Drive has
grown and now attracts an estimated
9,000 to 15,000 people throughout
the weekend, depending upon the
weather. �is year’s drive will be from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Oct.
16 to 18. �ere are 22 “stops” on the
drive, many of which will have mul-
tiple vendors. �e drive is held rain or
shine, and most stops offer indoor and
outdoor displays.
A map of the 2015 Autumn Drive
locations, available on www.Autumn-
Drive.net, will detail all the stops. �e
offerings include several antique deal-
ers and handcrafted jewelry, pottery,
paintings, lawn ornaments, recycled
art, soap and home décor. Some sites
will have garage sale items, mums and
plants. Others will offer tractor rides,
hay rides, petting zoos, apple picking
and pumpkin sales.
�e vendors range from established
businesses to individual homeowners/
farmers selling handcrafted goods and
welcoming visitors to enjoy a bit of the
country life.
“It’s really so eclectic,” Blue said. “It’s
not just an art fair. It’s not just a craft
fair. It’s not just a music fair. It’s not just
a farmers market. It’s all of them in one.”
�e Autumn Drive’s vendor list is so
varied, there’s literally something for
everyone at the sale, Blue said.
“�e variety of things to do at the Au-
tumn Drive is quite amazing,” Blue said.
In an effort to give back to the com-
munity, which has long supported the
Autumn Drive, many of the 22 stops in-
vite area nonprofit and service organi-
zations to set up booths and provide in-
formation or sell items for fundraising. .
�is year’s stops include 5 Lazy K
Ranch; �is is the Place; the Artisan
Outpost; Blue Eagle Pottery; A Bit of
Everything; Chocolate Factory; Grass-
er Antiques; �e Farmer’s Wife; Janet
Sjurseth/Ceramic Bug; Lisk Pumpkins;
Squash and Friends; Ohana Farms;
Enchanted Treasures of Millstream
Woods; Millstream Woods Mercantile;
Treasures of Millstream Road; Coun-
tryside Nursery; �iede’s Antiques and
Collectables on Standish; Cody’s Farm
Fresh Vegetables; All Seasons Orchard;
Van Horn Nurseries; Lees Acres/ Stor-
age Shed Outlet Barn; and Prairie Sky
Apple Orchard.
Autumn Drive will offer eclectic country shopping
10 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WOODSTOCK’S ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTSThe Entertainer
» MUSICSTAGE LEFTOVERSSept. 9, 23, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. FreeThe Stage Leftovers, consisting of Rich Prezio-so, Joe Pesz, Brian Murphy, Laurel Palma, George Koester, Pete Jonsson and Les Ur-ban, will perform.
LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SSept. 11, 18, 6 p.m.Woodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.FreeSept. 11: Guyz with Bad Eyez will perform.Sept. 18: Big Fish will perform
OPEN MIC NIGHTSept. 11, 25, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.org815-338-5164Open Mic is sponsored by Off Square Mu-sic. Various artists will perform in 15-minute slots.
WISHBONE ASHSept. 11, 8 p.m.
Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$30 regular admission, $50 VIP admission (includes a private sound check session with the band and premium seating)815-338-5300British rockers, Wishbone Ash, will present classics spanning their 46-year career.
RIDERS IN THE SKYSept. 12, 4 and 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$23815-338-5300The classic cowboy quartet Riders in the Sky combines Western music in the style of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers with their unique brand of humor and wit.
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETSept. 12, 15, 19, 22, 9 a.m. to noonWoodstock SquareFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.org.Performers include: Sept.12 – Northwest Highway at 9 a.m. and Big Fish at 10:30 a.m.; Sept. 12 – Courtney Amanda at 9 a.m. and Tricia Alexander at 11 a.m.; Sept. 19 – Guyz with Bad Eyez at 9 a.m.; Sept. 22 – Judson and Judy Brown at 9 a.m.
JAZZ JAMSept. 18, Oct. 2, 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.
THE FAT BABIESSept. 19, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.
$19815-338-5300The Fat Babies, a seven-piece jazz band, will play in the classic styles of the 1920s and ‘30s.
HARVESTFEST & FAIR IN THE SQUARESept. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Woodstock SquareA variety of musical contests will be held, in-cluding fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar.
FIRST SATURDAY MUSICOct. 3, 7 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 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.
» HUMORMICHAEL PERRYSept. 18, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$20815-338-5300Author, humorist, musician and radio host Michael Perry will entertain with hilarious and heartfelt stories based on his life in rural Wisconsin.
» MOVIESPreviews of films currently playing at the Woodstock Theatre unless otherwise noted.
‘INSIDE OUT’After young Riley is uprooted from her Mid-west life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. “Inside Out” is directed by Peter Docter (“Mon-ster, Inc.”) and Ron-aldo Del Carmen (“Ratatouille”) and features the voices of Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live”) and Bill Hader (“Cloudy with a Chance of Meat-balls”).RATED PG, 94 MINUTES
‘THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED’Former special-ops mercenary Frank Mar-tin plays a dangerous game of chess with a femme-fatale and her three sidekicks. Di-rected by Camille Delamarre (“Taken 2”), “The Transporter Refueled” stars Ed Skrein (“Game of Thrones”) and Loan Chabanol (“Third Person”).RATED PG-13, 96 MINUTES
‘A WALK IN THE WOODS’After 20 years in England, Bill Bryson re-turns to the U.S. In an effort to connect with his homeland he decides to hike the Appa-lachian Trail with an old friend. Directed by Ken Kwapis (“The Sisterhood of the Travel-ing Pants”), “A Walk in the Woods” stars Robert Redford (“The Horse Whisperer”) and Nick Nolte (“Down and Out in Beverly Hills”).RATED R, 104 MINUTES
‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION’The team is charged with eradicating the Syndicate, an international rogue organization. “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” is directed by Christo-pher McQuarrie (“Edge of Tomorrow”) and stars Tom Cruise (“Risky Business”) and Rebecca Fergus.RATED R, 131 MINUTES
‘THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.’In the early 1960s, a CIA agent and a KGB operative pair up for a joint mis-sion where they seek to stop a crimi-nal organization from distributing nuclear weapons. Directed by Guy Ritchie (“Sherlock Holmes”) “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” stars Henry Cavill (“Cold Light of Day”) and Alicia Vikander (“Seventh Son”).RATED PG-13, 116 MINUTES
‘NO ESCAPE’In their new over-seas home, an American fam-ily soon finds itself caught in the mid-dle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immedi-ately executed. “No Escape” is directed by John Erick Dowdle (“Full Moon Ris-ing”), and stars Pierce Brosnan (“Die Another Day”) and Owen Wilson (“Wed-ding Crashers”). RATED R, 103 MINUTES
‘STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON’The group NWA revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and stories of life on the streets of Comp-ton, Calif. Directed by F. Gary Gray (“Natural Born Killaz”) “Straight Outta Compton” stars O’Shea Jack-son Jr. (“Conan”) and Corey Hawkins (“Iron Man 3”).RATED R, 147 MINUTES
‘SINISTER II’A young family moves into a rural home only to discover it is gripped by an insidi-ous curse. “Sinister II” is directed by Ci-aran Foy (“Citadel”) and stars James Ran-sone (“Sinister”) and Shannyn Sosamon (“A Knight’s Tale”). RATED R, 97 MINUTES
‘WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS’Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspir-ing DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and for-tune. “We Are Your Friends” is directed by Max Joseph (“Garden of Eden”) and stars Zac Efron (“High School Musical”) and Wes Bentley (“The Hunger Games”).RATED R, 96 MINUTES
11Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
MarketplaceREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office to Aug. 11 to 14:
Residence at 703 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by Julian Arreguin, McHenry, to Julian Rea, Woodstock, for $88,500.
Residence at 230 Arthur Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Nancy Fleming, Inverness, to HP I Illinois LLC, Chicago, for $185,000.
Residence at 269 Diane Court, Woodstock, was sold by Donald Remington, DeKalb, to Rheanon Clemons and James Vandever, Woodstock, for $154,900.
Residence at 1308 Jewett St., Wood-stock, was sold by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, Santa Ana, Calif., to Matthew Haulotte, Woodstock, for $89,611.
Residence at 3501 Middlesex Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Michael and Char-lotte Wallor, Skokie, to Craig and Julie We-ber, Woodstock, for $810,000.
Residence at 1419 Galloway Drive, Woodstock, was sold by James and Doro-thy Corbin, Lake in the Hills, to Geoffrey and Bonnie Weck, Woodstock, for $476,000.
Residence at 3194 Shenandoah Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Donald and Susan Marchini, The Villages, Fla., to Dan-iel Wever Sr., Woodstock, for $100,000.Dale Schwartz, left, and his father, Jeff Schwartz, specialize in enhancing muscle cars and building chassis at their business
in Woodstock. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY SANDY KUCHARSKI
10 years of pumping muscleBy SANDY KUCHARSKI
The Independent
For nearly a decade, Schwartz Per-
formance has been tucked away in the
Trakk Industrial Park in Woodstock,
creating sweet rides for classic car en-
thusiasts all over the world.
�e father and son team of Jeff and
Dale Schwartz is behind the wheel of
the thriving business that specializes
in building one-of-a-kind cars, custom
tailored to the owner’s preferences.
�eir specialty is upgrading older cars
to modern standards by adding options
such as air conditioning or better brak-
ing systems. While they work on all va-
rieties of cars, their focus is muscle cars
from the late ‘40s to the late ‘80s.
“We want to take old cars and make
them feel like a new car,” said Dale
Schwartz. “We don’t usually do stock
restorations, where we make the car just
like it came off of the 1970 showroom
floor.” He went on to explain, “We are
kind of spoiled by modern technologies
… most of the customers we deal with
want modern performance out of their
old car.”
“People are nostalgic about old cars
they’ve bought or restored and they’ve
driven them to discover, geez, this isn’t
really what I remembered,” founder
Jeff Schwartz said. “What we’re doing
makes the car safer, more fuel efficient,
less polluting, and it drives way better.”
�e underlying key to Schwartz’s con-
versions is the custom chassis that they
fabricate and build entirely in-house.
�ey started out by designing and pro-
ducing the first bolt-in muscle-car chas-
sis, a GM A-body. Over the past 10 years
they have developed 20 track-tested
chassis for GM, Ford and Mopar.
�e Schwartz team continues to do
research and development for new
products and proven performance and
longevity on their current products by
competing in about 15 racing events per
season. A racer at heart, Jeff Schwartz
founded the company on the premise
that race-car performance can be had
with street-car convenience, reliability
and comfort.
Adding modern performance to clas-
sic cars, however, comes at a price. A
typical conversion costs an average of
$250,000 and up, splitting the cost be-
tween labor and parts. Schwartz Perfor-
mance draws customers from all over
the world, primarily through word of
mouth and the company’s consistent
presence in various automotive publi-
cations highlighting numerous awards
and recognitions they’ve earned.
“We’ve been really fortunate to have
customers that are willing to spend that
kind of money because we wouldn’t be
here without them,” said Dale Schwartz.
“It’s pretty cool to be able to work with
all these different people.”
Growing up around racetracks with
his dad, Dale Schwartz naturally spun
into an automotive career track, earn-
ing a Bachelor of Science in Automo-
tive Restoration Management from
McPherson College. He is responsible
for planning the dream cars they create
for their customers.
Jeff Schwartz, a graduate of Crystal
Lake Central High School, started the
business out of necessity in 2005 after
he lost his job due to corporate restruc-
turing. With years of motocross and
other racing under his belt and years of
experience in the manufacturing field –
both as a machinist and a plant manag-
er – he decided to combine his passion
with his talent, and he opened Schwartz
Performance in a 1,500-square-foot
space in Crystal Lake.
�e company gained recognition
when he won the Zero to 200 and Back
competition, driving at 200 miles per
hour on a two-lane desert road in a car
he built in his garage at home.
After a short time, they moved the
business to Woodstock, and the compa-
ny now occupies 30,000 square feet at
1115 Rail Drive. With a current staff of 17
full-time employees, Jeff Schwartz said,
“It’s not outside the possibility to have 30
to 50 employees at some point, based on
the financial goals that we have.”
�e company will host an open house
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19,
at 1115 Rail Drive, Woodstock.
Most of their customers are not lo-
cal, and Jeff Schwartz said, “We’d like to
show the local community what we do.
We’ve been on television a lot and in a
lot of national magazines. �is month
alone we have a feature story in ‘Hem-
mings Muscle Machines,’ ‘Chevy High
Performance’ magazine and ‘Street
Rodder.’”
Schwartz Performance cars and their
products have won the Car Craft Real
Street Eliminator title eight times, in-
cluding this year. In 2013 they were
named Muscle Car of the Year and Pro
Builder of the Year.
“People are starting to hear about us,”
said Jeff Schwartz. He added, “I hope
my story is kind of inspirational to peo-
ple. In a dark moment, I pulled myself
up by the bootstraps, made sure I wasn’t
consumed by depression, and I got out
there and made something of myself.”
SCHWARTZ PERFORMANCE OPEN HOUSE
When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19Where: 1115 Rail Drive
“People are nostalgic about old cars they’ve bought or restored and they’ve driven them to discover, geez, this isn’t really what I remembered.”
— Jeff Schwartz, Schwartz Performance
12 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015
CommunityMCC awards Education to Empowerment scholarships
By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent
Four women who are students at McHenry County College were named recipients of the prestigious Education to Empowerment schol-arship award, sponsored by the Friends of MCC Foundation.
Woodstock resident Anne Vogrinc was one of the recipients. She and the other three students each will each receive up to $4,000 during the 2015-16 school year at MCC and up to $4,000 during the fall semes-ter of the recipient’s junior year at an accredited four-year college or university.
Vogrinc plans to study nursing at an undecided four-year university in fall 2016, after completing her prerequisites at MCC.
To qualify for this scholarship, applicants are full-time students in their sophomore year who have earned a grade-point average of at least 3.25, completed an essay out-lining their career goals and dem-onstrated financial need.
�e Education to Empowerment scholarship program, started in the fall of 2013, brings together 100 in-fluential McHenry County women to provide scholarships and men-toring opportunities for MCC fe-male students.
�ree scholarship committee members offered their comments on the importance of this program.
“Today there are two require-ments that set the stage for finan-cial success. One is education and the other is drive and commitment of the individual. �e selected wom-en have shown a drive and commit-ment that I know will lead them to a successful, fulfilling life,” said Paula Dorion-Gray.
Jeanne Adelmann added, “�is program also gives those of us sup-porting the program the most won-derful and rewarding feelings and the knowledge that our efforts have truly made a difference in these women’s lives.”
“�e women in our organization invest more than just money in these remarkable young women,” concluded Bev �omas. “We invest time and effort as we take our men-toring role very seriously. We have the benefit of watching the young women mature and succeed.”
For information about all MCC scholarships, call the Friends of MCC Foundation Office at 815-455-8721.
HIGHLIGHT
News of recognitions and milestones can be sent to Janet Dovidio at [email protected].
Erin McDonough, 4, Woodstock, plays the PVC pipe organ in the music activity rest area within the Royal Oak Farm Orchard Maze as her mom, Jean, looks on. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY TRICIA CARZOLI
Orchard maze a nationwide first
Apples are ready for picking at Royal Oak Farms. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY TRICIA CARZOLI
Royal Oak apple-tree maze is one-of-a-kind
By TRICIA CARZOLIThe Independent
Apple-picking season is well un-
derway, and Royal Oak Farm, 15908
Hebron Road, Harvard, is thrilling its
customers with a never-been-done-
before apple-tree maze this year.
After six years of planning and or-
chestrating, the final product is com-
plete and open to the public. More than
1 1/2 miles of walking trails are hidden
within the grove of more than 3,000
apple trees, along with play and activ-
ity areas as well as an antique tractor at
the heart of the maze made in the shape
of an apple.
“We are really excited to see [the
maze] come full circle. Six years ago
it was just a concept. We had to figure
out how to do it – no one had ever done
something like this before,” Justin Bell,
financial manager at Royal Oak, said.
“We had to figure out how to use the
trellis system, work out irrigation and
make a fun maze – but also allow it to
function as a working farm.”
Royal Oak worked with MazePlay
– the same group that helps to create
Richardson’s corn maze every year.
“MazePlay designed the path and
flagged the lines, and we ultimately
had to do the rest – planting, ensuring
the farm equipment could get in and
out, creating the activity space and
making it enjoyable for kids and adults
alike,” Bell said.
In addition to the nine varieties of
apples throughout, the maze also fea-
tures three themed rest areas for the
maze-goers.
“One is music themed and has a PVC
pipe organ and wooden xylophone,”
Bell said. “Another has hopscotch and a
large game of checkers – classic games
with a twist, and the other has a wooden
tractor to climb. In the very center of the
maze is an antique tractor.”
Each rest area also features hand-
made benches for people to enjoy along
with wooden characters for photo op-
portunities.
“We also have a scavenger hunt that is
directed toward all ages. �ere are ques-
tions for preschool and kindergarten,
early elementary, late elementary and
high school,” Bell said. He also said the
farm staff hopes to be able to release their
children’s book in November about the
process, the farm and the maze. �e book
was written by the family and illustrated
by family friend – and artist for several
wooden characters on the farm – Kym
Mack.
But high school students, college stu-
dents and adults will not be disappoint-
ed. “�ere is a pretty elaborate walk-
ing scavenger hunt with signs hidden
throughout the maze,” Bell explained.
“If you are a quick walker, it should take
a little over an hour, but if you’d like a
more leisurely experience, there is no
time limit.”
While he said that families with young
children, couples, grandparents, teens
and everyone in between have enjoyed
the maze thus far, Bell knows that the
season is just beginning. �e foot traffic
is only going to increase for the orchard.
And, Royal Oak is prepared for all ages.
Tokens are available for $3 each. Entry
to the maze includes picking two apples per person. Cost is two tokens, and the
maze is open during normal business
hours.
While at the farm, children can use the
playground equipment without a fee. �e
carousel and train are one token each. Vis-
itors can enjoy the restaurant, market and
petting zoo as well.
Royal Oak is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Mondays to �ursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sundays, September through the end
of October; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
to Saturday in early November.
To check the types of apples being
picked, visit www.royaloakfarmorchard.
com.
ROYAL OAK FARM
Address: 15908 Hebron Road, HarvardWebsite: royaloakfarmorchard.com
13Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY
» COLUMN
Trees, wetlands and more ‘work’ for our environmentIn 1882, Labor Day was introduced
in New York to honor workers for their
contributions to the economy. By 1897,
the movement had inspired creation of
a national holiday on the first Monday
of September.
In the spirit of Labor Day, I thought it
fitting to pause for a moment to reflect
on the many unsung workers in our
community.
Trees, open lands, wetlands, streams
and natural areas work for people day in
and day out and ask for little in return.
Nature’s work strengthens our economy,
improves property values, cleans the air
and water, reduces flooding, provides
wildlife habitat and supplies drinking
water. And, as if that’s not enough, these
natural workers do all of this at a much
lower cost to the community than com-
parable “built” systems.
According to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, one tree provides cooling to
the surrounding environment equal to
10 room-size air conditioners operating
20 hours a day, 1 acre of forest pro-
duces enough oxygen for 18 people, and
healthy, mature trees can add 10 percent
to a property’s value.
Natural floodplains, meaning those
that are vegetated
and not paved over,
serve an essential
function of holding
floodwaters dur-
ing a heavy storm.
Water slows as it
passes through
floodplain grasses
and flowers, allow-
ing sediment to
fall out and thus
improving water
quality. �e slow-
ing effect of plants
also helps pro-
mote infiltration of
floodwaters, contributing to recharge of
groundwater.
Natural wetlands provide similar ben-
efits as floodplains. A natural wetland is
one whose soils formed over decades or
centuries by regular inundation with wa-
ter, as opposed to a created wetland like
a detention basin or dug pond. Wetlands
absorb nutrients from runoff, thereby
improving water quality. For example, an
Iowa study found that 1 acre of wetland
could remove the excess nitrogen run-
ning off 100 acres of cornfields.
Open lands in general, including
farmland, help ensure that water is
able to recharge the groundwater, thus
ensuring we have drinking water in the
future.
Woodstock has a network of passive
open-space areas that includes woods,
wetlands and flood-prone areas. City
parks like Ryder’s Woods or McHenry
County Conservation District sites like
Dufield Pond provide more than hiking,
fishing and bird-watching opportuni-
ties. �e natural features found in these
areas also contribute to cleaner water,
cleaner air and property values.
Some areas in the city were intention-
ally set aside within subdivisions as part
of the development process. Country
Ridge subdivision offers one such ex-
ample: 7 acres of wetland in the midst
of the development were protected and
restored to enhance management of the
increased stormwater runoff from the
new streets and houses that were built
there.
Upcoming September events Speaking of Nature radio program,
at 6 p.m. �ursday, Sept. 10, on Harvard
Community Radio, 101.3 LP-FM or at
HarvardCommunityRadio.com. I’ll be
talking with local, regional and national
experts about the ways that nature im-
pacts our daily lives.
Yonder Prairie Restoration Party,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at
14401 Trinity Court, Woodstock. If �e
Land Conservancy gets another 50
volunteer hours donated to restoration
of this property, it will receive a grant of
$4,000 from the Illinois Clean Energy
Community Foundation.
Art of the Land, seventh annual
art show/sale and benefit for TLC, from
6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 18 and 19, at the Starline Factory,
306 Front St., Harvard. Tickets are $20
in advance for either night or $30 for a
two-day pass and are available at www.
ArtoftheLand.org.
Fascinating Fall Fungus hike, from
2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Marengo
Ridge, Shelter 1, Marengo. Learn about
some of the beautiful mushrooms that
can be found in local woods each fall.
Free for county residents. Register at
www.mccdistrict.org.
Lisa Haderlein is executive director of The Land Conservancy.
The Nature ofThings
LisaHaderlein
IN BRIEF
HAHS to host picnic and horse, pig and goat show
The Hooved Animal Humane Society will host its annual picnic and horse, pig and goat show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the farm, 10804 McConnell Road, Woodstock. The event will begin with the animal show classes followed by a performance by the Mid-west Renegades Dirt Devils Drill Team and HAHS adoptable horse demonstrations.
On Angels Wings will bring adoptable small animals, and there will be wagon rides and farm tours. Lunch will be ca-tered by BBQ on Wheels. A children’s area will be set up with inflatable games. A $5 entry fee to the kid’s area includes unlimited access. The event willl take place rain or shine. Admission will be $5 and free for children age 10 and under. All proceeds go directly to the Hooved Animal Humane Society to help abused and neglected hooved animals.
For event information, sponsorship or show requirments, call 815-337-5563 or visit hahs.org.
AWANA and TREK clubs to beginAWANA and TREK Clubs will restart
for the year at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Grace Fellowship Church, 200 Cairns Court, Woodstock. The church will offer weekly programs and special events that help the church and parents introduce their children to Christ and build a special biblical foundation for their faith. Programs offered are for 3- to 5-year-olds, 6- to 11-year-olds, and sev-enth- and eighth-graders.
For information, call 815-337- 6510 or visit the church’s website grchurch.org.
MCC to host lecture on Chicago mobsters
McHenry County College will host Bar-ry Bradford, nationally recognized speak-er and award-winning historian, who will present “Capone and Giancana: Leading The Mob in Chicago,” a multimedia pre-sentation from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Lu-
echt Conference Center at the college, 8900 Highway 14, Crystal Lake.
Bradford will trace the rise of the Chicago mob from its inception through the Gian-cana years. Al Capone was the most famous
mobster in Chicago history. Sam Giancana was the most powerful mobster in Chicago history. Corruption, betrayal, murder and scandal will be in the air as the audience will hear how organized crime dominated
Chicago for decades.The lecture is free and open to the public.
To register, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2142637. For information, call 815-479-7570.
14 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015
RELIGION NOTES
BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION CENTER
Meditation: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Saturday;
CHRIST LIFE
EDEN BAPTIST
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
FREE METHODIST
GRACE FELLOWSHIP
Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday
Wednesday
GRACE LUTHERAN
HERITAGE BAPTIST
Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday
MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION
Saturday
REDEEMER LUTHERAN
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC
ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
ST. MARY CATHOLIC
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
WOODSTOCK BIBLE
p.m. Sunday
Note to churches: Please notify The Woodstock Independent with any changes in service times, programs, etc.
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15Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTCOMMUNITY
9 | WEDNESDAY
WOODSTOCK LIONS CLUB MEETINGMain Street PourHouse214 Main St.6:30 p.m.815-236-4759
STAGE LEFTOVERSStage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7:30 p.m.See The Entertainer, page 10.
10 | THURSDAY
SENIOR 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.
11 | FRIDAY
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FALL PLANT SALEWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.815-338-0542A plant sale sponsored by the Friends of Woodstock Public Li-brary will feature a variety of fall plants, grasses, ornamental pepper plants and pumpkins.
SECOND FRIDAY WOODSTOCK SQUARE ART WALKWoodstock Square6 to 9 p.m.The art walk will include visual art displays, performing artists in local businesses and trunk sales.
LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SWoodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.6 p.m.expresslyleslie.comSee The Entertainer, page 10.
OPEN MIC NIGHTStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.7 p.m.$3 donationoffsquaremusic.orgSee The Entertainer, page 10.
WISHBONE ASHWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.8 p.m.$30 regular admission, $50 VIP admission (includes a private sound check session with the band and premium seating).815-338-5300See The Entertainer, page 10.
12 | SATURDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET
Woodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgThe market features a variety of food and craft items produced di-rectly by the vendors.See The Entertainer, page 10.
HABITAT RESTORATIONDufield Pond11418 McConnell Road9 a.m. to noon815-337-9315Individuals, students, small groups and families with children older than age 6 can participate in re-storing native habitat at the conser-vation area.
FOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS CLUB LAUNCHKishwaukee ParkDavis Road9 a.m. to 1 p.m.815-337-9068foxvalleyrocketeers.orgModel rocket enthusiasts will launch rockets. Everyone is welcome.
WPBW MUM SALEBohn’s Ace Hardware150 S. Eastwood Drive9 a.m. until sold outPremium mums will be available at $10 each or three for $25. Proceeds to benefit scholarships provided by the Woodstock Profes-sional & Business Women.
WPBW AUTUMN ART TOURLocations throughout the countyMaps available at Material Things Artisan Market103 E. Van Buren St.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.More than 20 area artisans will host visitors to their studios with art-work for sale.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FALL PLANT SALEWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until sold out815-338-0542See Sept. 11.
SHAPE WOODSTOCK FAMILY WORKSHOPLoyola University Retreat and Ecol-ogy Campus2710 S. Country Club Road10 a.m. to noonA free seminar will be open to the public covering harvesting, can-ning and preserving and making meals with your harvest.
TOUCH A TRUCKFirst Presbyterian Church2018 Route 4710 a.m. to 2 p.m.Vehicles of all shapes and sizes will be available for children to touch, climb in and explore. Children’s entertainment and food will be available for purchase.
RIDERS IN THE SKYWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.4 and 8 p.m.
$23815-338-5300See The Entertainer, page 10.
13 | SUNDAY
WPBW MUM SALEBohn’s Ace Hardware150 S. Eastwood Drive9 a.m. until sold outSee Sept. 12.
WPBW AUTUMN ART TOURLocations throughout the countyMaps available at Material Things Artisan Market103 E. Van Buren St.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.See Sept. 12.
TLC HABITAT RESTORATIONYonder Prairie14401 Trinity Court10 a.m. to 1 p.m.conserveMC.orgThe Land Conservancy is seeking volunteers to help clear invasive plants at a restoration site.
14 | MONDAY
SPOUSAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPFamily Alliance2028 N. Seminary Ave.10:30 a.m. to noon815-338-3590An open support group meeting will be offered for individuals 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 to 8:30 p.m.Jeri Pulver, president and founder of the Laura Twirls Suicide Aware-ness Foundation, will present a pro-gram on suicide awareness and prevention.
15 | TUESDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgSee Sept. 12 and The Entertainer, page 10.
OFFSIDES CRUISE NIGHTOffsides Sports Bar & Grill680 S. Eastwood Drive6 to 9 p.m.815-334-8700Classic cars will be on display at the restaurant.
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGWoodstock City Hall121 W. Calhoun St.7 p.m.
18 | FRIDAY
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPFamily Alliance2028 N. Seminary Ave.1 to 2:30 p.m.815-338-3590An open support group meeting will be offered for anyone giving care to an older person.
LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SWoodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.6 p.m.expresslyleslie.comSee The Entertainer, page 10.
JAZZ JAMStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.8 p.m.815-337-1395 $5 donationSee The Entertainer, page 10.
MICHAEL PERRYWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.8 p.m.$20815-338-5300See The Entertainer, page 10.
19 | SATURDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgSee Sept. 12 and The Entertainer, page 10.
HAHS PICNIC AND HORSE SHOWHooved Animal Humane Society10804 McConnell Road9 a.m. to 4 p.m.$5 admission, children 10 and younger free 815-337-5563HAHS will host its annual picnic and horse, pig and goat show. The festivities will include equine per-formances, farm tours, lunch and children’s activities.
WOODSTOCK MODEL RAILROAD GROUPWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.9 a.m. to noon815-338-0542The monthly meeting of model rail-road enthusiasts is open to the pub-lic. There will be a model presenta-tion followed by a layout tour at a member’s house.
CAR SHOW & HOT DOG FESTIVALRedeemer Lutheran Church1320 Dean St.10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
[email protected] car show will be free to the pub-lic to attend, $15 for exhibitors. A build-your-own hot dog bar also will be available. Proceeds benefit programs hosted by Redeemer.
SCHWARTZ PERFORMANCE OPEN HOUSE1115 Rail Drive11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Visitors are invited to bring their classic or late-model car to an open house featuring shop tours, give-aways and free food and drinks.
THE FAT BABIESWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$198 p.m.815-338-5300See The Entertainer, page 10.
20 | SUNDAY
HARVESTFEST & FAIR IN THE SQUARE10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Woodstock SquareA variety of musical contests will be held including fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar. The event also will include a farmers market, crafts, children’s activities and an-tique tractors.
HELPING PAWS NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONHelping Paws Shelter2500 Harding Lane1 p.m.815-338-4400helpingpaws.netHelping Paws will offer a monthly orientation to new volunteers.
22 | TUESDAY
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgSee Sept. 12 and The Entertainer, page 10.
OFFSIDES CRUISE NIGHTOffisdes Sports Bar & Grill680 S. Eastwood Drive6 to 9 p.m.815-334-8700Classic cars will be on display at the restaurant.
DISTRICT 200 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGClay Professional Development Center112 Grove St.7 p.m.woodstockschools.org
Sept. 9to 22
CALENDARUpcoming events in the Woodstock area Events are free unless otherwise noted
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18 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICESTATE OF ILLINOIS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
MCHENRY COUNTYIn the matter of the petition ofCase No. 15MR483CAMILLE ANNE GOTTFRIEDfor change of nameNOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on September 25, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois 2200 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock Illinois Room #201 praying for the change of name from CAMILLE ANNE GOTTFRIED to that of CAMILLE ARIA BANAY pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.Dated at Woodstock, IL, August 17, 2015./s/Camille Anne Gottfried(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9617
PUBLIC NOTICESTATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE
Case No. 15PR000243In the Matter of the Estate of HAROLD DEAN GRIMESDeceasedCLAIM NOTICENotice is given of the death of: HAROLD DEAN GRIMESOf: WONDER LAKE, IL
to:Representative: RUSSELL D GRIMES1409 8TH ST NNEW ULM, MN 56073whose attorney is:KML ASSOCIATES850 S MCHENRY AVENUESUITE BCRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014
within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.
of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both.
mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been
/s/KATHERINE M KEEFE (Clerk of the Circuit Court)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9618
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as ECO-MIST ULTRA SYSTEMS located at 818 SCOTT STREET ALGONQUIN
IL 60102.Dated AUGUST 14, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9619
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as FOREVER NAILS located at 2767 W ALGONQUIN RD ALGONQUIN IL 60102.Dated AUGUST 18, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9620
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as THE COZEE SHACK located at 1107 BIRCH STREET, LAKE IN THE HILLS IL 60156.Dated AUGUST 14, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9621
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as ABC INDOOR STORAGE located at 2911 N US HWY 12 SPRING GROVE IL 60081.Dated AUGUST 24, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9623
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as BMB NUTRITION located at 3716 CYPRESS DRIVE SPRING GROVE IL 60081.Dated AUGUST 20, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent August 26, 2015, September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9624
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business
known as PACIFIC INSURANCE located at 3629 HALE LANE, ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042.Dated AUGUST 19, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9625
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as PANADERIA YEYA located at 104 W. FRONT ST, HARVARD, IL 60033.Dated AUGUST 26, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9626
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as AUTO PRECISION located at 120 W GRANT HWY, MARENGO, IL 60152.Dated AUGUST 26, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9627
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as KUTS BY KEVIN located at 7314 HANCOCK DRIVE #8 WONDER LAKE IL 60097.Dated AUGUST 27, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9628
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as FIRST SUN located at 110 JOHNSON ST SUITE 101, WOODSTOCK IL 60098.Dated AUGUST 24, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9629
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as TMC located at 103 ELM ST, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014.Dated AUGUST 27, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent
September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9630
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as Twisted Limits Escape Rooms located at 3735 W ELM ST, MCHENRY, IL, 60050.Dated AUGUST 27, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9631
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as SELLTHEBIKE.COM located at 121 NORTH RIVER\ ROAD ALGONQUIN IL 60102.Dated AUGUST 28, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9633
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as EDGE LIT ELEMENTS LLC located at 1723 CRESCENT DR., CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012.Dated AUGUST 28, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9634
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITWINNEBAGO COUNTY
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA ELENA GONZALEZ ZAMUDIO, Plaintiff and MARTIN LOVERA LIRA, DefendantNotice is hereby given to Defendant , Martin Lovera Lira that Plaintiff, Maria Elena Gonzalez
Dissolution of Marriage and a hearing will be held on October 6, 2015 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, 400 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61101 in Courtroom # 459. You
answer or otherwise appear on October 6, 2015, a judgment by default may be entered against you at any time thereafter.Dated: August 31, 2015(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 2, 2015, September 9, 2015) L9635
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August 31,
County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting
of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as GERARD HARVEY COLLECTIONS located at 451 TUSCANY DRIVE, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102.Dated AUGUST 31, 2015
/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9636
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on
Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as RINGWOOD AUTO located at 7611 HOWE ROAD, WONDER LAKE IL 60097.Dated SEPTEMBER 1, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9637
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on
Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as JM SEAMLESS GUTTERS located at 730 CARLISLE DRIVE, WOODSTOCK IL 60098.Dated SEPTEMBER 2, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9638
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on
Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as ROSE FARM EQUIPMENT & RENTAL located at 704 N ROSE FARM ROAD WOODSTOCK IL 60098.Dated SEPTEMBER 2, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9639
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on
County, Illinois, setting forth the names and
owning, conducting and transacting the
DESIGNS located at 2389 LINDEN DRIVE, WOODSTOCK IL 60098.Dated SEPTEMBER 3, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9640
PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME
Public Notice is hereby given that on August
of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-
conducting and transacting the business known as PRO-MAC located at 3 THORNHILL CT, CARY, IL 60013.Dated AUGUST 31, 2015/s/ MARY E MCCLELLAN (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent September 9, 2015) L9641
19Sept. 9-15, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSPORTS
games so far this year. Goulda cred-its the team's success to the players' rigid conditioning routine over the summer. �e varsity squad got to-gether for 25 contacts over the past
three months and worked diligently on conditioning and strength train-ing, Goulda said.
“Julio had a great work ethic this summer,” Goulda said. “He worked
really hard.”Arias, a four-year member of the
WHS varsity soccer squad, hopes to continue his playing career at the collegiate level.
boring Crystal Lake. Woodstock North was defeated
by the Whip-Purs 25-14 in the first set. �e �under’s 16-player squad rallied back in much closer show-down for the second set. However, the Whip-Purs managed to pull out a 25-23 win in the end, according to head coach Greg Burns.
�under middle blocker Veronica Grover, a junior, proved a key play-er in the team’s first game, deliver-ing three kills, two blocks and one service ace, according to Burns.
Senior setter Danielle Chamber-lain was also a standout against Hampshire producing two kills, eight digs, seven assists and one service ace, Burns said.
Burns credited senior defensive specialist Samantha Kunke with six digs.
�e varsity squad consists of se-nior outside hitter Sarah Kopp, ju-nior outside hitter Maddie Busch, junior defensive specialist Emily Haynes, sophomore outside hitter Hannah Labude, junior defensive specialist Emma Legare, junior de-fensive specialist Norrie Legare, junior setter Madisyn Selof, senior middle blocker Ariel Granat, ju-nior outside hitter Kayla Ketchem, junior outside hitter Paiton Law-rence, junior right side hitter Keara
Woodstock North senior outside hitter Sarah Kopp, no. 2, gets some height on a spike against Hampshire Sept. 3. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER
Volleyball Continued from Page 20
Halliday, junior middle blocker Alay-na Reyes, and senior right side hitter Gwyneth Truman.
�e �under team is 0-1 overall and
was expected to compete at the Or-egon Invite over Labor Day weekend and will face Alden-Hebron at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at home.
Arias Continued from Page 20
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20 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSept. 9-15, 2015
Sports
By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent
All-Conference Woodstock High School soccer player Julio Arias is looking to make up for lost time af-ter suffering a serious injury last year that sidelined him most of the season.
�e Blue Streaks captain brings a combination of speed, passing and scoring to his varsity team, which was sitting 6-0 for this season as of Sept. 3.
“Julio brings a lot of skill, a lot of passion and finesse to the game,” Woodstock varsity head coach Mi-chael Goulda said. “He is blazing fast. I brought him up (to the varsity squad) as a freshman, and he was get-ting looked at as a sophomore.”
Arias, 17, a senior at WHS, was named All-Conference his sopho-
more year. A lifelong player, Arias said his goal this year is to win at playoff time.
“I just want to have a successful year with the team and win region-als,” Arias said.
�e powerful forward has scored six goals in the Blue Streaks' six
After injury, Streaks’ Arias returns to lineupWoodstock High School starts season flying high at 6-0
Streaks soccer captain Julio Arias was sidelined last year, but he’s hoping to help his team to sectionals this season. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY STEPHANIE PRICE
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“I just want to have a successful year with the team and win regionals.”
— Julio Arias,WHS soccer
Please see Arias, Page 19
By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent
Woodstock North varsity volleyball team fell to Hampshire in two sets on their home court Sept. 3.
Its was the first game of the sea-son for the �under team, which was slated to face Cary-Grove Sept. 1. �at matchup was postponed af-ter Woodstock School District 200 canceled all after-school games be-cause of security concerns due to the Fox Lake police shooting and another police incident in neigh-
GOOD SHOT
Katie Holub, above, returns a serve for Woodstock High School. Brenda Ordoñez, left, concentrates on the ball dur-ing the Blue Streaks’ Sept. 2 matchup against Belvidere North. The Streaks fell 1-6 against Belvidere. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER
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Whip-Purs defeat Thunder 2-0 in WNHS season-opener
Thunder senior Gwyneth Truman vol-leys against Hampshire during Wood-stock North’s season-opener Sept. 3. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER
Please see Volleyball, Page 19