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EDUCATION

‘My Personal Angel’ PAGE 8

MARKETPLACE

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COMMUNITYFiber Fling returns to county fairgrounds

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OBITUARIESNorma Anderson, WoodstockCarol Ballard, Lakemoor Francis Daley, AlgonquinDawsey ‘Eddie’ Elliott, WoodstockKenneth Miller, WoodstockVirginia Moeller, WoodstockAnita Mogdans, Algonquin

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QUOTE“This has been humbling to be chosen from this peer group.”

- JOANN RANDALL, PAGE 3

County Board settles lawsuit with unionBy Katelyn Stanek

THE INDEPENDENT

�e McHenry County Board rescinded its support of Gov. Bruce

Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda and agreed to pay a union’s legal fees in order to settle a lawsuit that arose after the County Board met with the

governor at the Woodstock Opera House last year.

�e 18-4 vote April 19 voided the

STICKING THE LANDING

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER

Woodstock High School’s Lena Vogel competes in the long jump April 18 at Woodstock North High School.

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Penalties topped $523,000 in FY 2015, up from $126,000 in 2012

By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

A huge jump in fines was the pri-mary factor in a big increase in rev-enues collected by the village of Bull Valley from 2012 to 2015, documents show.

Bull Valley tallied nearly $127,000

in fines in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2012, but by April 2015 that figure had jumped to more than $523,000, according to the village’s financial audits. �at represents an increase of more than 300 percent.

Over the same period, the village’s total annual revenues grew from about $801,000 to about $1,384,000, a 73 percent jump. Almost $400,000 of the $583,000 increase in total rev-enues came from fines, most of them related to traffic stops.

State says

Springfield asks taxing bodies to return money

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Several local governments, includ-ing Woodstock School District 200 and the city of Woodstock, are among 6,500 taxing districts in the state that mistakenly received overpay-ments from the Illinois Department of Revenue.

State officials announced the error in a news release April 19, and are ask-ing the taxing bodies to return the $168

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Please see Lawsuit, Page 4

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By Katelyn StanekTHE INDEPENDENT

When the village of Bull Valley cut its police chief from the bud-get, officials said they did so in part because police officers were spending too much time answer-ing Freedom of Information Act requests and too little time writ-ing tickets.

“�e number of man hours nec-essary to fulfill those requests … reduced the number of hours our officers could spend on patrol, reducing the number of tick-ets being written in the village,” a statement issued April 11 by Vil-lage President Emily Berendt said.

�e acknowledgment that Bull Valley was partly dependent on revenue from traffic tickets and related fines to help balance the books has raised eye-brows among some govern-ment watch-dogs and activists for m o t o r i s t s ’ rights.

“It looks like Bull Val-ley thinks of the police department as a cash cow. �at’s terrible,” said Diana Rickert, vice president of com-munications for the Illinois Policy Institute. “�e community should be really outraged.”

As of February, the village’s rev-enues were down about $167,000 over the previous fiscal year, according to Berendt’s statement. Expenses held steady, she wrote, but the number of traffic tickets issued dropped, accounting for part of the loss.

Almost 40 percent of Bull Val-ley’s annual revenues came from fines in fiscal year 2014-15, the vil-lage’s financial audit shows. Traf-fic tickets, DUI penalties, vehicle impound fees and other munici-pal ordinance citations earned the village $523,112 that year, about $9,000 more than the combined total Bull Valley collected in prop-erty taxes and income taxes. Most fines were driving-related; only

a small portion of that revenue came from penalties for things like building and zoning viola-tions, Berendt said.

Bull Valley has narrow, wind-ing roads and hidden driveways, and its location between McHenry, Woodstock and Crystal Lake makes it an attractive shortcut for drivers. Berendt said village offi-cials have never viewed traffic tickets as moneymakers, but as a way to ensure public safety.

“We looked at it as safety for our residents, for our roads, for mak-ing sure everyone’s secure in our homes here,” Berendt said.

But Barnet Fagel sees some-thing more underhanded. Fagel is a state activist for the Illinois chapter of the National Motorists Association.

“Traffic tickets are munici-pal crack c o c a i n e , ” Fagel said. “Once they get a taste of traffic tick-ets, they cease to do other police duties because they don’t make a profit, and as a

result, the profit becomes more of the focus than crime prevention.”

�e Bull Valley Police Depart-ment is down to five part-time officers after village trustees fired the department’s police chief in early April. In February, a full-time officer was cut from the rolls. In both instances, officials cited cost concerns.

�e McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced April 20 that its deputies will respond to emergen-cies in the village when Bull Valley officers aren’t available.

Rickert said the village should consider making that a full-time arrangement.

“Does the police department exist to serve and protect or to raise money? Every taxpayer in Bull Valley should be asking that question,” she said. “�ere’s a question here on whether the police department should con-tinue to exist.”

(Other major sources of village rev-enues include taxes on property and utilities, a share of the state income tax, and grants.)

By comparison, the city of Wood-stock – with more than 20 times Bull Valley’s population – had $481,010 of police protection fines, fees and related revenues in 2015.

Fines collected by the village of Bull Valley include traffic tickets, DUI pen-alties and vehicle impound fees. Pen-alties against property owners for things like building code violations also are included in the village’s tally, but they make up only a small portion of total fine revenues, according to Village President Emily Berendt.

Berendt was elected president in 2015 after serving as a trustee. She said the increase in fines resulted from more police activity. At its height in 2015, Bull Valley employed two full-time officers and seven part-timers. It’s down to five part-time offi-cers now.

“We did a lot of training in DUI and truck [weight] enforcement. We did that, and we also had two major road projects completed by grant money,” Berendt said. “… We decided it was impor-tant to protect the roads, so our officers made sure our over-weights were monitored.”

Government watchdogs and others question some of that enforcement. A McHenry County resident and busi-ness owner also is suing the village over incidents that were sparked by disputes over its ticketing practices.

“Giving a traffic ticket is a slam dunk,” said Barnet Fagel of the National Motorists Association. “�ey don’t have to do any investigation, they don’t have to follow people. �ey cease to be law enforcement, and they turn into accountants.”

Berendt said that criticism is unfounded. An unexpected drop in fines collected this fiscal year was a factor in the elimination of the police chief position, she said, but she added ticket revenue was not the main sup-porter of the police department.

Village Administrator Richard Vance oversees the department now.

“�e problem in Bull Valley is that our roads are not very good and they’re very, very narrow, and when you leave the road, you’re proba-bly going to find a tree, so the board

is extremely proactive in wanting the roads safe,” Vance said.

“It’s just a different kind of crime here,” he continued. “We’re not out there just pulling over people. �ey have to commit some type of offense.”

James Page was promoted to police chief in 2015 and let go earlier this month. Berendt said the village could no longer afford him because police were writing fewer tickets. Instead, she said, they were answering Free-dom of Information Act requests from a Lake in the Hills man.

“�e village budget for the cur-rent fiscal year is showing revenues down approximately $167,000 as of February 2016. �is is due in part to the village being inundated with 22 large-volume FOIA requests, totaling thousands of pages, we have received from Mr. Charles Casamento since August of 2015,” Berendt wrote in a statement.

Casamento runs Justice From Bull Valley Police Department, a Facebook page that slams the village’s ticket-ing policies, especially those targeting contractors whose vehicles don’t dis-play a business name. Village police have ticketed Casamento’s business vehicles for that reason.

He’s also suing Page and another officer for false imprisonment and

Berendt for malicious pros-ecution. Both lawsuits name the village as a codefendant.

Page and the other officer last year charged Casamento with battery for alleg-edly hitting Page

with a swinging door at Village Hall, but county prosecutors dropped the charge after viewing video of the incident. State officials also dropped a complaint Berendt filed accusing Casamento of illegally practicing law.

Page has a lawsuit of his own against Casamento, alleging Justice From Bull Valley Police Department has harmed his reputation, lied about him and harassed him and his family.

From 2012 to 2015, Bull Valley’s spending on public safety increased alongside a jump in revenue from tickets and penalties. In 2012, the vil-lage spent about $264,000 on pub-lic safety, $138,000 more than it col-lected in fines. By 2015, spending had increased to about $432,000, which was $91,000 less than the fines it collected.

But with total revenues down this fiscal year, the village has been cutting spending in the police department. In addition to its chief, a full-time officer was let go from the village within the past several months.

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Government watchdog: ‘Bull Valley thinks of police department as cash cow’

“Does the police department exist to serve and protect or to raise money? Every tax-payer in Bull Valley should be asking that question.”

- Diana Rickert, Illinois Policy Institute

“It’s just a different kind of crime here. We’re not out there just pulling over peo-ple. They have to commit some type of offense.”

- Richard Vance, village administrator

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SVeterinarian named Woman of the YearJoann Randall honored by Woodstock Professional & Business Women

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Most people in the Woodstock community know Joann Randall as the co-owner of the Animal Hospital of Woodstock, which she has run for the past 25 years with her husband, Jason.

However, the veterinarian has many other credits to her name: pub-lished writer for the Veterinary Infor-mation Network and dog-breeding magazines; member of the National Board of Directors/American Col-lege of �eriogenologists; published researcher; guest speaker; mentor to aspiring veterinarians; avid photog-rapher and outdoor enthusiast.

In her role as a mom, Randall served as den mother, volunteer, adviser and occasional judge for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and 4-H. She also serves as an elder in her church, helping with coat drives, serving as a youth pro-gram leader, working as a PADS vol-unteer and providing food for assis-tance programs. Add to that time

Randall devotes to the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, hosting students from foreign countries in her home.

�rough their work, Joann and Jason Randall donate their time and knowledge as veterinarians to train community first-responders about urgent animal care. �ey also provide free health-care services for police canine dogs in several area police departments including Woodstock and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

It was the long list of Randall’s contributions to the community that prompted one of her custom-ers, Diane Lindeman, Woodstock, to recently nominate Randall for the annual Woodstock Professional & Business Women’s Woman of the Year award.

“With poise and integrity, Dr. Ran-dall also serves as a mentor and role model not only in her role as a pro-fessional but also in her personal life,” Lindeman wrote in her nominating letter. “She has touched many people with her kindness and generosity of spirit.”

Randall was selected from among five individuals nominated for the award as the recipient of the WPBW’s Woman of the Year Award. She was presented the award during a special

ceremony held April 18 at Stage Left Café.

“One of the reasons we picked Dr. Jo was because of the expansive impact she has had on our commu-nity,” said Doreen Paluch, chairper-son of the Woman of the Year Com-mittee. “She has been involved in so many things. We were looking for a woman from the greater Woodstock area who either through her work or volunteering has contributed to our community.”

Recipients of the award do not have to be a member of the WPBW organi-zation, which has been honoring the city’s outstanding women since 1975. WPBW accepts nominations from the general public and a five-member committee selects the winner.

Randall said she did not know she had been nominated for the award until WPBW reached out to her two weeks ago and informed her she was this year’s winner. �e veterinarian

was humbled and surprised by the honor.

“�ere are really so many busi-ness women in Woodstock who pro-vide community service, take care of their kids and their homes, and excel in their jobs,” Randall said. “�is has been more humbling to be cho-sen from this peer group. Hopefully, I represent all those women out there [in Woodstock].”

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY WHITNEY RUPP

Joann Randall accepts her award from the Woodstock Pro-fessional & Business Women April 18.

“One of the reasons we picked Dr. Jo was because of the expansive impact she has had on our community.”

- Doreen Paluch, Woman of the Year Committee chairperson

Shelby L. Goglin, 21, 2015 Brighten Place, Arlington Heights, was charged April 15 with driving while license sus-pended, expired registrations, failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address change, illegal transportation of alcohol, unlawful possession of drug parapherna-lia and unlawfuul possession of cannabis at South Madison and South streets. Gog-lin was turned over to the McHenry County

Court date was set for May 5. Nichole M. Steffen, 33, 400 Meadow

Ave., Woodstock, was charged April 15 with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia at her home. Steffen was turned over to the McHenry County Sher-

date was set for April 19. Quinn W. Bauler, 46, 326 S. Hayward

St., Woodstock, was charged April 16 with

an uninsured motor vehicle, improper turn, improper lane usage and illegal transporta-tion of alcohol at 1550 S. Eastwood Drive.

set for June 2.Any charges are merely accusations, and defendants or suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

POLICE BLOTTERPICKING CHICKENS

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Baby chicks are kept warm under the lights at Blain’s Farm & Fleet April 22. Looking on, from left, are Amanda, Wilson and Jackson Jakubowicz.

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County Board’s support of a resolution passed April 9, 2015, that gave the gov-ernor’s proposal an endorsement from the county.

�e board also agreed to pay $25,000 in legal fees to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, which filed a lawsuit alleging the meet-ing with Rauner violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

In settling the suit, the County Board did not admit wrongdoing.

One day before approving a resolu-tion supporting Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda, some members of the County Board met with the governor and other local elected officials at an invitation-only event at the Woodstock Opera House, where Rauner pitched his ideas for economic reform. Local 150 alleged the event constituted a violation of the state’s open meetings law and said its members were illegally prevented from entering the Opera House during the governor’s visit.

“�e people of McHenry County will never know what their elected board members said in that closed meeting, but today they rid themselves of Gov. Rauner’s anti-worker, anti-middle class political agenda,” Local 150 communi-cations director Edward Maher said in a statement.

County Board Chairman Joe Got-temoller supported the settlement because he said he didn’t want to be dragged into an expensive, lengthy legal battle.

“I don’t want to risk a million dollars of taxpayer money to prove I’m right,” said Gottemoller, who represents Dis-trict 3. He said the County Board did not ask for the meeting to be closed to the public and characterized the event as a press conference. Several mem-bers of the media were present.

“�e governor asked us to come to a press conference. He gave a speech. He left. Should we risk taxpayer money over that?” Gottemoller said.

Diane Evertsen, a board member representing District 6, opposed the settlement. She said the union’s oppo-sition to Rauner’s proposals, which include limiting collective bargaining and prevailing wage laws, were behind the lawsuit.

“I felt the lawsuit was nothing more than intimidation to begin with. I think the operating engineers were dis-pleased with the board’s vote on pre-vailing wage and the board’s vote to support the governor in his Turn-around Agenda,” Evertsen said.

In addition to Evertsen, Charles Wheeler (District 4), Michael Skala (District 5) and Andrew Gasser (District 1) voted against the settlement. Tina Hill (District 5) and Bob Nowak (Dis-trict 1) were absent.

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million in tax revenue overpayment. �e IDOR release said the misalloca-

tion to the Personal Property Replace-ment Tax Fund began in 2014 under former Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration when some key forms were changed and resulted in calculation errors.

Locally, District 200 was overpaid by $101,056, and the city of Woodstock received $31,876 more than it was due, according to the state list.

District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan said the state never notified the district about the overpayments. Only government bodies needing to return more than $1 million received notifi-cation. School officials heard about the discrepancy through the news. Moan said the state uses its own calculation formula to determine how much taxing bodies will receive from the PPRT Fund, and there was no way the district could have known about the IDOR error.

“�ey’re responsible for their own formula,” Moan said. “We were sur-prised to learn the IDOR made mis-takes in the PPRT Fund and that they intend to try to recoup the payment despite the fact the state has cut edu-cation funding for the last five years.”

District 200 Chief Financial Officer Risa Hanson said the district received eight monetary distributions from the state over a one-year period.

“�e increases were minimal and did not appear to be out of line,” said Hanson, who reached out to state offi-cials last week, but has yet to learn how the district will be expected to repay the money.

Also on the overpayment list were

several area townships, library and fire districts. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District received an overpayment of $2,909 and Wonder Lake Fire District was overpaid by $1,081, the list shows. Some taxing bodies received minimal overages such as Greenwood Town-ship, which received an extra $440, and the village of Wonder Lake, which received $10.28 more than it was due.

In comparison, larger taxing bodies were hit hard by the discrepancy. Chi-cago Public Schools must return $23.5 million, and the Chicago Park District was overpaid by $5.5 million, according to the list.

In the release, IDOR Director Connie Beard said her department is sensitive to the impact recouping the funds will have on some of the taxing districts. �e IDOR errors have been disclosed for review during a regularly sched-uled audit of the department that began April 19. Taxing bodies will be able to pay the money back slowly, Beard said.

“We will be working with the impacted taxing districts to establish a plan to recapture the funds over an extended period of time,” Beard said.

Personal property replacement taxes are revenues collected by the state and paid to local governments to replace the money lost by local governments when their powers to impose personal property taxes on corporations, part-nerships and other business entities was abolished in the 1970 Constitution, according to the release.

�e overpayment was noticed dur-ing the implementation of a new ledger system. For 5,291 Illinois taxing districts, the individual taxing district’s total over-payments amount to less than $10,000. For 10 taxing districts, the overpay-ments totaled $1 million or more.

New group sets its sights on making world’s longest comic strip

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

�e newly formed Friends of the Old Courthouse Committee is look-ing for volunteers to help break a Guinness World Record this summer.

FOTOC, a nonprofit organization created in January to raise money for the restoration efforts for the Old Courthouse, is planning to construct the longest comic strip and display it on the Woodstock Square from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 2, coinciding with

Dick Tracy Day.�e nearly one-mile-long display

will feature sections of Dick Tracy comic strips measuring 5 inches tall and 10 feet long. Volunteers are needed over the next two months to trace the comic drawings, said Julie Miller, communications chairperson for the committee.

“�is is going to have cells from Dick Tracy comics that will be black and white, no color,” Miller said. “We need people to sign up to help trace the cells. �ey don’t need artistic abil-ity, and all materials will be supplied. �ey just need to trace the designs. We’re trying get the word out for peo-ple to sign up.”

�e committee is encouraging individuals, groups of friends, ser-vice clubs and schools to lend a hand with the task. Participants must be at least 10 years old. Anyone interested

in volunteering to trace the cells can visit the www.FriendsOf�eOld-Courthouse.org website and click on the “sign up here” link to see tracing dates and locations, Miller said. Reg-istration is now open, and tracing sessions will be held throughout May and June.

Sponsors from the business com-munity also are welcome, Miller said.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the historic Courthouse, which was built in 1857 at 101 N. John-son St. FOTOC’s first goal is to raise

money to replace or restore the win-dows at the Courthouse. Eventu-ally, the committee hopes to raise enough money to help fully restore the building.

Other attractions planned for the July 2 event include: living statues and funny photographs with Dick Tracy villain cut-outs; a green-screen booth where visitors can put them-selves into a Dick Tracy comic strip; historical walking tours; Dick Tracy crafts at the mobile library; a side-walk chalk-drawing contest for chil-dren and photos “in jail” with Dick Tracy; food and refreshments from vendors; rare Dick Tracy collectibles at the silent auction; and a Chester Gould documentary viewing at the Stage Left Café, 125 E. Van Buren St.

More information is available by emailing Miller at jmiller@friendsoft-heoldcourthouse.org.

Friends of the Old Courthouse looking to break recordDick Tracy Day longest comic strip displayWhen: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 2Where: Woodstock SquareTo volunteer: www.FriendsOfTheOld-Courthouse.org

“The governor asked us to come to a press conference. He gave a speech. He left. Should we risk taxpayer money over that?”- Joe Gottemoller, county board chairman

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SOBITUARIESNorma Charlotte (Doolittle) Anderson

Norma Charlotte (Doolittle) Anderson, 92, Woodstock, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at her home in Woodstock.

She was born Nov. 10, 1923, to Emor Stillman and Amelia (Schroeder) Doolittle in Greenwood Township.

On May 7, 1954, she married Glen “Andy” Elliot Anderson, also of Wood-stock, in Wonder Lake. They were married by her cousin, The Rev. Burton Schroeder. They traveled extensively, including a trip to Australia and New Zealand.

She was a lifelong resident of Green-wood and Woodstock. Her favorite say-ing was “once of Greenwood, always of Greenwood.”

She retired in January 1979 after a career of more than 35 years with the Internal Revenue Service in Chicago, where she was a tax examiner and audi-tor and later a personnel management specialist.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Woodstock, and a life member of the McHenry County Historical Society, where she volunteered for many years. She was also a member of genea-logical societies, pursuing her interest in genealogy which her parents encouraged at an early age.

In October 2000, she received the Vol-unteer of the Year Award from the Illinois Association of Museums. The Quilters of the McHenry County Historical Society dedicated its 2005 quilt to her in recogni-tion of her many years of service.

She served as secretary of Doolittles of America from 1987 to 1993 and as sec-retary of Goff, Goffe, Goughes and their ancestors and descendants from 1989 to 1993 and on the executive council from 1994 to 1997. She was on the Oakland Cemetery Board for many years.

A life member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, she served as regent and honorary ex-regent of the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter NSDAR. She was also a member of Colo-nial Dames of the Seventeenth Century.

Among her regular pleasures was the fellowship of friends, especially the Green-wood Lunch Bunch, Methodist Lunch Bunch and Crazy Hats.

Her talents and hobbies included tran-scribing old handwritten documents at the

the McHenry County Historical Society.Survivors include a godson, Gary Lee

VanLanduyt; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band; her parents; a sister, Norine (the late Charles) Mathey; and an infant brother, James Emor Doolittle.

Visitation and funeral were April 25 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to First United Methodist Church, Woodstock, or to the McHenry County Historical Society.

Carol Louise BallardCarol Louise Ballard, 73, Lakemoor, died

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her daugh-ter’s home in Omaha, Ark.

She was born Aug. 11, 1942, to Hans Robert and Irene Marie (Fitzl) Johnson in Dundee.

She loved watching court TV, reading and doing crosswords. In her earlier years, she

contributed to charities including The Salva-tion Army, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Humane Society.

Survivors include her children, Sha-ron (Greg) Orbeck, Hebron, Christine (Ken) Parks, Omaha, Ark., and Thomas Ballard, McHenry; four siblings, Harold (Jeanette) Johnson, Woodstock, Elaine Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis., Gordon (Alice) Johnson, Hebron, and Linda (Kendall) Lewis, Wood-

-children; 13 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren and several other family members and friends..

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; a sister, Nancy (Johnson) Mercado; a niece, Laura (Johnson) Melms; and a nephew, Scott Johnson.

Visitation will be from noon until the time of the memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Windridge Memorial Park, Cary. A celebration of life will follow at Main Street Saloon, McHenry.

Arrangements were made by Madison County Funeral Service, Huntsville, Ark.

Francis James DaleyFrancis James Daley, 79, Algonquin, for-

merly of Grand Junction, Colo., died Sun-day, April 17, 2016, at his home.

He was born May 27, 1936, to Francis J. Daley Sr. and Maybell (Brewer) Daley in Evanston.

On Oct. 22, 1960, he married Louise Van Roeyen in Chicago.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957. He was a member of the American Legion and St. Joseph Catholic Church, Olathe, Colo. He enjoyed travel-ing and hunting. He was loved and will be missed.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Brian (Karen) Daley; two daughters, Karen (Wer-ner) Haberstock and Sharon (Dave) Fetting; and six grandchildren, Jennifer, Kathy and William Haberstock and Hailey, Jake and Tony Fetting.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents; a brother, William Daley; and two sis-ters, Patricia Wright and Peggy Adsit.

Visitation and the funeral Mass were April 20, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Wood-stock. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in Woodstock.

Arrangements were made by

Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock.

Dawsey E. ‘Eddie’ ElliottDawsey E. “Eddie” Elliott, 78, Woodstock,

died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Cen-tegra Hospital-Woodstock, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born Nov. 3, 1937, to Emerald and Mae (Whithead) Elliott in Missouri.

On Nov. 19, 1966, he married the love of his life, Dorothy .

He loved farming and raised many ani-mals throughout his life. He enjoyed riding horses, reading and watching Westerns. He also enjoyed spending time with those he loved.

Survivors include a daughter, Becky Nyberg; three brothers, Marvin (Peggy) Elliott, Dennis (Shirley) Elliott and Donald (Sandy) Elliott; three sisters, Dorothy Tate, Delores Johnson and Linda Mosher; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents; his beloved wife; and three brothers-in-law, Charles Tate, Tracey Johnson and Bill Mosher.

All services were private.Memorials can be made to JourneyCare

Hospice, the American Diabetes Associa-tion or the American Lung Association.

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

Kenneth P. MillerKenneth P. Miller, 79, Woodstock, died

Friday, April 22, 2016, at JourneyCare Inpatient Hospice Unit, Woodstock.

He was born Aug. 4, 1936, to Paul and Hilda (Bauermann) Miller in Chicago.

On June 19, 1959, he married Corinne Clesen in Arlington Heights.

He worked for Country Financial for 30 years as a claims adjuster in McHenry, Lake and Boone counties. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 until 1962 as part of the armored division stationed in Germany and Fort Knox, Ky.

He loved working on his computer, orga-nizing family photos and doing genealogy. He loved his dogs Mitzi and Sparky. He was loved and will be missed.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Brett Miller; a daughter, Laura Gorski; three granddaughters, Amanda, Madeline and Grace Gorski; a brother, Chuck (Tina) Miller; and a sister, Caroline (Carl) Davis.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents; his in-laws, Mary and Arthur Clesen; and an infant daughter, Michelle.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tues-day, April 26, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Sem-inary Ave., Woodstock. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the funeral home.

Interment with military honors provided by VFW Post 5040 will follow in Oakland

Cemetery, Woodstock.

Virginia A. MoellerVirginia A. Moeller, 68, Woodstock, died

Sunday, April 17, 2016, at her home.She was born Jan.16, 1948, to Frank

and Alice (Eichel) Chambre in Buffalo N.Y. On Oct. 9, 1971, she married Denis

Moeller.She played a vital role in the day-to-day

operations of her family’s business, Arrow Aluminum, serving as vice president and

things, watching old movies and listen-ing to music. She was a loving wife, fan-tastic mother, adoring grandmother and great friend. She always cherished spend-ing time with her family.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Amanda (Gary) Weller; two grandchildren, Maren Weller and Jack Weller; two nephews, Robert Poppe and Frank (Cheryl) Poppe; and two cousins, Peggy Moeller and Pat Manley.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; and two sisters, Fran Chambre and Mary Chambre.

Visitation was April 22, and the funeral service was April 23 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Wood-stock. Burial was at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock.

Anita L. MogdansAnita L. Mogdans, 67, Algonquin, for-

merly of rural Woodstock, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Pepper Family Hospice Center, Barrington.

She was born April 17, 1949, to Frank A. and Arretus D. (West) Boeckmann in Chicago.

She was a nature and animal lover. She enjoyed spending time with her family and will be remembered for her fondness of historical trivia and legends and as being a very creative and artistic person. Over the years, she worked as an activities director at several nursing homes in the area.

Survivors include her son, David (Cindy) Mogdans, Algonquin; two sisters, Kathryn Boeckmann, Machesney Park and Elaine (Ronald) Frenk, Harvard; a brother, Frank (Christine) Boeckmann, Crystal Lake; her former husband, Karl Mogdans, Wood-stock; three step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Penny.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock.

Memorials can be made in her name to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025-7635.

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Keep public notices public

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Cheryl Wormley PUBLISHER, CO-OWNER

Paul Wormley CO-OWNER

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Cheryl WormleyKatelyn StanekSandy KucharskiStephanie Price

A government power-grab was narrowly avoided last week when Illinois House Bill 6098 was withdrawn.

�e bill would have given local governments the sole authority to publish public notices — includ-ing those pertaining to tax hikes, special meetings, public employee salaries and other government information — on their own websites. Currently, public notices appear in newspapers of general cir-culation and on a website run by the Illinois Press Association.

�is isn’t the first time a proposal to allow gov-ernments to publish public notices has been floated, and it likely won’t be the last. So while we’re grateful the ill-conceived bill was pulled, we call on our legislators to oppose future efforts to under-mine public notice publication.

Right now, PublicNoticeIllinois.com is the online source for every public notice published in Illinois. �is includes notices from individuals and busi-nesses as well as from local governments. Allow-ing those same governments to post notices solely to their own websites would mean vital informa-tion about things like proposed tax levies would be scattered across literally thousands of individual websites.

�e Illinois Press Association, of which �e Woodstock Independent is a member, was the lead-ing advocate for publishing public notices online, and it continues to advocate for keeping such infor-mation out of the hands of government.

�ere are reasons to doubt the ability of public bodies to handle that responsibility. A recent audit by the Citizens Advocacy Center found that, even in cases where local governments are mandated by law to post information on their websites, they fall short. In its study, just 48 percent of Illinois municipalities actually posted their meeting minutes online.

�e fact is, allowing governments the right to publish public notices is a radical idea. No state currently allows such exclusivity, and the only one that did, Utah, ended up repealing that law after only three years because local governments were failing to post required information online. Do we really expect Illinois to fare better?

County Board’s shameful actions cost us all

�e McHenry County Board ought to be ashamed of itself. It has now cost the taxpayers an additional $25,000 for allegedly knowingly violating the Open Meetings Act.

�e County Board is alleged to have illegally conspired to secretly meet in order to pass a nonbinding resolution that denounced unions and attacked the middle class. �ese public offi-cials utilized taxpayer dollars in order to make political statements to curry favor with our gov-ernor. �e County Board, after being sued for

their lawbreaking, has now agreed to pay the attorney’s fees of the plaintiff and to rescind their actions.

Our County Board is a clown show. �e Republican nominee for chairman, Mike Walkup, is the individual who led the effort to pass this resolution and is directly responsi-ble for squandering our tax dollars. Instead of lowering our property taxes, Walkup and his cronies have again wasted our tax dollars on their petty partisan politics. We need to throw Walkup and all the other alleged lawbreakers off the board in November.

Dorene Job,Crystal Lake

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For those among us who like to gar-den – be it flowers, vegetables or both, recent warm, almost summerlike, days tempt us to start planting. It’s perfectly OK to plant the seeds of cold-weather loving veggies like spinach, lettuce, radishes, carrots and peas.

As for flowers, pansies like cool spring rains and can survive temper-atures that drop into the low 30s at night. But it’s too early for summer-loving plants.

Horticulturists like Kim Hartmann from Countryside Flower Shop, Nurs-ery and Garden Center, who I heard speak last week, know summer-loving plants don’t have a chance if tempera-tures dip below freezing. In our part of the state, the last frost often happens in May – even late May, so resist the temptation to plant tomatoes, pep-pers, cucumbers and the like.

However, it’s not too early to begin thinking about summer. If the first outdoor Woodstock Farmers Market signals the beginning of summer for you, then your summer start is less

than a week away. �e first market will be Tuesday, May 3, on the Square.

If the end of the school year starts your summer, you’ll be interested in these upcoming events. Woodstock North and Wood-stock high school seniors will gradu-ate, Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15, respectively. And, the last day of classes for Woodstock School District 200 students in Friday, May 20. Mar-ian Central Catholic High School grad-uation will be Friday, June 3. And by the way, all three high schools’ proms will be Saturday, April 29.

Maybe Memorial Day is your sum-mer start day. By law, Memorial Day is the last Monday of May. So, this year, it is only one day shy of being the latest it can possibly be – May 30. �ough �e Independent hasn’t received any

information as yet, tradition would have a community observance Memo-rial Day morning in Park in the Square, followed by a parade.

Regardless of when summer starts, summer-event planning is underway.

Woodstock City Band concerts in the Park in the Square will begin Wednesday, June 8.

�e Woodstock Fourth of July Fire-works Committee is meeting and is in the process of collecting donations for this year’s fireworks display Monday, July 4, at Emricson Park.

A visit to the city of Woodstock web page reveals the dates of Summer in the Park – July 13 to 17. �e city will sponsor a five-day festival with music, children’s entertainment, food court, beer garden, a movie and more.

For the past 16 years, Gavers Barn-dance has been a much-anticipated highlight of the summer. It will be Sat-urday, July 16, in Emricson Park.

�ink summer, but for three or four more weeks, resist the temptation to plant.

Resist the temptation and think summer

Cheryl Wormley

The happiest of holidays

“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln

Quick survey: what’s your favorite holiday? If you said Christmas, odds are you’re pretty normal. �anksgiv-ing is also right up there. Halloween is another favorite of many. (Yes, that was me as “Pope Francis Albert Sina-tra” last October, a mash-up I’m sure some still recall.)

But one of my favorites came much earlier this month. No, I’m not talking about National Ferret Day (April 2), International Beaver Day (April 7), or Rubber Eraser Day (April 15) — in fact, maybe we should scratch out that last one.

I’m referring to April Fools’ Day, a day when humor and pranks are not only tolerated, but actually admired. It’s even funnier than Halloween because it’s totally, not just partially, humor-focused. Indulge me for a few examples.

In high school, our weekly school paper was published in a special Mon-day tabloid-sized section of the LaSalle daily newspaper. Our high school received a few pages for our news, and so did other local high schools. �e front page of the section was reserved

for whichever school had the most interesting story.

For an April 1 issue, our school decided to embrace the holiday. I found an old photo of students leaving the school at day’s end, glued part of a drawing of a lawn mower’s motor on top of the photo with electric rays emanating from it, and composed an accompanying story that this teenage punster could sink his teeth into. In what the LaSalle NewsTribune chose for the section cover, I wrote that a UFO had visited our school and was making everyone — except me — speak like a TV com-mercial. For instance, Mr. Swanson, one of the teachers, was asked how he got home economics students to take his class; his response was: “It’s the next best thing to your good cook-ing. Swanson makes it good.” (Swan-son TV dinner ad.) I left out my byline, but added it at the end, saying that the UFO was finally affecting me because “the quality goes in before the name goes on.” (Zenith.)

�is year, one of my co-workers qui-etly altered a Microsoft Excel tool we use frequently, so that an attempt to generate a proposal would cause an error to display, indicating that you’d have to re-install the software in order to continue. I quickly recalled what day it was and suppressed my initial panic.

America’s businesses and even some nonprofits also regularly get into the spirit, and this year they outdid them-selves. �e Washington Post did an excellent job of compiling a compre-hensive list of pranks with links to many of them online. Among the best: Esurance marketing “election insur-ance” in case you opt to leave the U.S. after the November elections; Open- Table unveiling its new “taste technol-ogy” so you can preview restaurant food by licking your cellphone; Quilted Northern’s new artisanal toilet paper, “Rustic Weave”; Kars4Kids allowing you to select the kid you’ll receive in exchange for donating your car; and Google Express having a new deliv-ery system — parachutes. Some of the pranks are just close enough to reality to fool you, especially if you stumble upon one of them at the end of April instead of the start of the month. (Show one to a friend before they read this column if you want a shared laugh.)

And speaking of fooling us — according to some scholars, it’s pos-sible that Abe Lincoln never said that quote at the top of this column. So whoever came up with the state-ment may have been wrong, as it may indeed be possible to fool all of the people all of the time.Paul Lockwood is an occasional commu-nity theater actor, active Grace Lutheran Church and Toastmasters member, and past president of TownSquare Players. He’s RFP Manager for �e Vitality Group, Chi-cago, and has lived in Woodstock for 15 years with his wife, Diane.

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SchoolsWHS junior’s play wins honors at arts competition

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Woodstock High School junior Jacob Alfonso follows the motto “if you want to make your dreams come true, you have to keep working to achieve them.”

Although only 17 years old, Alfonso is already beginning to realize some of his dreams.

�e high-schooler has a passion for writing plays, but also holds an interest in filmmaking and directing.

Last summer, he wrote the origi-nal play “My Personal Angel” which was performed by Woodstock High School’s theater department in Jan-uary and February as part of the school’s performance series of stu-dent-written work.

�e play was recently awarded first-place honors for theater at the 2016 Discover Fine & Applied Arts High School Talent Competition at the Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana-Cham-paign. �e com-petition encom-passed seven categories: archi-tecture, art and design, dance, landscape architecture, music, the-ater and urban planning.

�e contest attracted entries from 23 states and 14 countries.

University of Illinois representa-tives commended Alfonso for his play, stating “the talent exhibited was extraordinary,” according to a statement from Woodstock District 200.

“�is is the first time I’ve ever won anything,” said Alfonso, who plans to enter the script in more scholar-ship competitions. “I was just happy I was able to show the play here in Woodstock.”

�e play follows the trials of a young man, Ethan, who finds an unconventional ally along his path while growing up. Ethan struggles to balance his life between school, friends and family. Ethan clashes with

his parents’ belief that his priorities should be family, school and noth-ing else. When Ethan goes miss-ing, he and his family learn what is important.

“I based the story on a friend who had a bad relationship with his par-ents,” Alfonso said when the play pre-miered. “�is was a friend I had in

“Shelby’s Diner”When: 7 p.m. Friday, May 13Where: Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St. Tickets: $8

Arizona. Personally, I believe nothing like this play ... has been done before at Woodstock High School.”

As a first-place recipient, Alfonso received a scholarship to be applied toward the weeklong University of Illinois Fine & Applied Arts Summer Intensive program. All winning work also will be profiled on the universi-ty’s website.

In the meantime, Alfonso contin-ues work on a new short film, “Shel-by’s Diner,” the screenplay he wrote

this past winter. Alfonso is shoot-ing the film with help from three producers, five actors and an eight-member crew who are all in high school or college. �e movie’s plot is set in a diner in the 1940s when a detective, acting on a tip that some-thing’s about to occur, walks in, Alfonso said.

�e movie will debut at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Classic Cinemas Woodstock �eatre, 209 Main St. Tickets are $8.

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Students learn from pros for Job Shadow Week

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City of Woodstock employees hosted high school students partici-pating in Woodstock School District 200’s Job Shadow Week last month.

All three students who shadowed city workers are juniors at Wood-stock High School.

Salvador Ruiz and Austin Ellegood are interested in future careers in law enforcement. �ey shadowed a Woodstock police officer.

Ruiz rode with Officer Bill Lintner, while Ellegood spent the day with Sgt. Dan Wesolek. �e students went on a ride-along in squad cars and accompanied the officers on calls for service.

City Manager Roscoe Stelford hosted Kelly Read, who is interested in politics and government. She spent time in several departments at City Hall.

Amanda Harmer is District 200’s career facilitator. She has

coordinated the job shadowing event for 11 years. She gained experience for this program while initiating a similar program as a high school student.

A total of 82 students from Wood-stock and Woodstock North high schools were in this year’s program. It is open to juniors who choose to participate. �ey indicate their job preferences, and Harmer recruits from local businesses and groups for the volunteer professionals. �e stu-dents have a one-week orientation prior to their shadowing day.

“�is year’s choices were heavy in STEM careers,” said Harmer. “Some

of the more popular choices were for teachers, nurses, veterinarians, lawyers and fashion buyers. Not all requests can be met. It was difficult to find a genomic researcher, an actress and a biomechanical engineer.”

“Many of the professionals return year after year,” she said. “�ey enjoy inspiring students to consider their areas of work. �is program is an opportunity for kids to find out what they love, or perhaps what they don’t. I love the hands-on experience they receive.”News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

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Jacob Alfonso’s original work, “My Personal Angel,” debuted at Woodstock High School in January

“This is the first time I’ve ever won anything. I was just happy I was able to show the play here in Woodstock.”

- Jacob Alfonso, WHS

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A & EThe superiority of dogs to humans

In Richard Burton’s recently published diaries, this once-renowned actor and would-be writer agreed with my opinion that “My Dog Tulip” is the best dog book ever published in English. �is opinion might seem strange. Why should J.R. Ack-erley’s rendition of Ackerley’s life with his German shepherd surpass in esteem such masterpieces as Jack London’s bril-liantly imagined “�e Call of the Wild” and “White Fang” — nov-els about a dog that turns into a wolf and a wolf that turns into a dog? Precisely because London’s nov-els are fiction, they do not fascinate me as much as Ackerley’s true-life love letter to Tulip.

Tulip was the central passion of Acker-ley’s emotional life. �is well-respected English editor and writer found human, including familial, relationships frustrat-ing and incomplete. When Tulip came into his life, she responded to his love and care with a devotion that moved this sensitive and observant man very deeply. Forsaking all others, he cleaved only unto her. Commenting that “unable to love each other, the English turn naturally to dogs,” he described himself.

Indeed, all of Ackerley’s very detailed descriptions of Tulip described not only his beloved but also himself as a loving observer. His account of their emotional intimacy is touchingly tender. It reminds me of a man I once saw in a vet’s office very gently cradling his Alsatian, his arms around the dog’s broken legs. Tulip responded intensely to Ackerley’s inten-sity. A vet said to him after a tumultuous office visit during which Tulip barked her notable distress over Ackerley’s absence: “Tulip’s a good girl. She’s just in love with you.”

Besides feeling touched by their mutual devotion, I feel concerned by Ackerley’s failings as a dog owner. Ackerley loved Tulip “not wisely but too well.” Preoccu-pied by his interpretations of her emo-tions and considerably obsessed by the project of finding Tulip a “husband,” he failed to discipline her properly as well as to obtain medical care that might have pained her but that she needed.

Kathleen SpaltroUncraven Maven

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Restaurateur, author and columnist Ina Pinkney will discuss her “recipes for life and breakfast” at a presentation for the Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s 36th annual spring luncheon April 29 at Boul-der Ridge Country Club.

‘Breakfast Queen’ to speak at WFAA eventIna Pinkney will be featured at annual luncheon

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

Two years ago, “Chicago’s Break-fast Queen” Ina Pinkney closed her famous restaurant in Chicago’s West Loop Market District after working 33 years in the business.

It seemed an appropriate time for Pinkney to retire. �en 70 years old, she was no longer able to stand for long periods of time to cook and bake or to greet her cus-tomers. �e Brooklyn-born chef had survived polio as an infant but suffered – and continues to suf-fer — from post-polio syndrome, which decreases her mobility.

But since closing Ina’s on Ran-dolph Street in Chicago in Decem-ber 2015, a curious thing has hap-pened. Pinkney has found herself ever in demand to appear as a key-note speaker at luncheons, univer-sities and professional organiza-tions to discuss entrepreneurship, her life experience and promote her book, “Taste Memories: Reci-pes for Life and Breakfast.”

She’s a sought-after judge for national cooking competitions and continues to write a monthly col-umn, “Breakfast with Ina,” for the Chicago Tribune, where she shares restaurant recommendations, adventures and observations.

�e iconic restaurateur will be the featured speaker at the Wood-stock Fine Arts Association’s 36th annual spring luncheon fundraiser scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills.

“�ere was no reason to (retire),” Pinkney said, “when there was opportunity to do the things I’m doing. Just as our generation has redefined aging, we are redefining what retiring is.”

Pinkney spent her life as a chef, baker and entrepreneur.

She was the chef and owner of �e Dessert Kitchen Ltd. for 10 years in the 1980s, where she sup-plied desserts to customers, res-taurants, caterers and hotels.

In 1991, she and business partner Elaine Ferrell opened Ina’s Kitchen at 934 Webster Ave. in Chicago, which quickly became one of the city’s pre-mier breakfast restaurants. A Chicago Tribune article stated: “People loved the top-notch food, the welcoming service, and the collectible salt-and-pepper shakers sets (no two alike) that graced each table.” �e restaurant became so popular, Pinkney added dinner hours.

By 1998, Pinkney left that part-nership, which has transformed into Elaine and Ina’s restaurant in Street-erville. After fielding requests for the next two years from friends and asso-ciates begging her to open another restaurant, Pinkney finally landed on the Randolph Street location, which came with a much-coveted parking lot. When word spread of the restau-rant’s approaching opening, friends and total strangers dropped off and mailed salt-and-pepper shakers to the site.

�e new business was a huge success. �e combination of deli-cious food and Pinkney’s personal-ity pushed her into the spotlight. She became the epitome of her own recipe

for life: “Look famous, be legendary, appear complex, act easy, radiate presence, travel light, seem a dream, prove real.”

Pinkney became the subject of newspaper and magazine articles. She starred in the feature-length docu-mentary “Breakfast at Ina’s” and was a frequent guest on local and cable tele-vision shows in the United States, Can-ada and Germany. She also appeared in a national Quaker Oats commer-cial. She was a leader in the movement to ban cigarettes from restaurants and cofounded the Green Chicago Restau-rant Coalition.

Tickets for the WFAA’s 36th annual spring luncheon are $70. Advance res-ervations are needed. More informa-tion is available by calling 815-337-6233 or at WoodstockFineArts.org.

Ina Pinkney WFAA luncheon presentation When: 11 a.m. Friday, April 29Where: Boulder Ridge Country Club, 350 Boulder Drive, Lake in the HillsTickets: $70. Reservations required.Phone: 815-337-6233

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Nevertheless, Tulip lived a long life (her death crushed Ackerley), and she found sexuality and motherhood — although not with the “appropri-ate” purebred Alsatians that Ackerley selected, but with a jaunty mongrel named Dusty whom she fancied.

Both love and conflict make “My Dog Tulip” memorable as a true-life romance. Another fascinating account of dogs as the central passion of the writer’s life is Elizabeth von Arnim’s “All the Dogs of My Life.” Again, I find the displacement of human relation-ships by canine ones — in this case, 14 dogs over a lifetime. A famous novel-ist and nonfiction writer, von Arnim was born in Australia, and she lived in England, Germany, Switzerland, the French Riviera and the United States. Married twice, to a German count and an English earl, she gave birth to five children. Nevertheless, her autobiog-raphy ,”All the Dogs of My Life,” just barely mentioned her birth family, her husbands and her children, and it depicted them solely in the context of her passion for her 14 dogs.

As with Acklerley, I sometimes ques-tion whether von Arnim was really at all times a good dog owner, but I remain impressed by the centrality of her preference for dogs. Her praise of

dogs candidly admitted why: “Once they love, they love steadily, unchang-ingly, till their last breath.” “Besides [being] delightful, … entirely devoted, loving and uncritical,” “[dogs are] never going to complain, never going to be cross, never going to judge, and against [them] no sin committed will be too great for immediate and joy-ful forgiveness.” She referred to “that need for something more than human beings can give, that longing for greater loyalty, deeper devotion, which finds its comfort in dogs.”

�ere you have it: both von Arnim and Ackerley believed in the superior-ity of dogs’ love, devotion, emotional reliability, forgiveness and loyalty. Ackerley noted how people might not perceive this superiority of dogs to humans: “how should human beings suspect in the lower beasts those noblest virtues which they them-selves attain only in the realms of fic-tion?” With astonishing vanity, some humans actually deny that other spe-cies have emotions; with rare self-knowledge, perhaps our fickle species should acknowledge dogs’ superiority. For, as the playwright and animal lover George Bernard Shaw contended, “Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowl-edge, virtue, and abiding love.” Woodstock resident Kathleen Spaltro has worked as a writer, editor and teacher for many years.

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MarketplaceFiled in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office April 7 to 12 :

Residence at 5712 E. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by HSBC Bank USA National Association, Chicago, to Edward Leberecht, Wonder Lake, for $44,500.

Residence at 525 Quinlan Lane, Wood-stock, was sold by Michael, Judith and Andrew McNett, Winnetka, to Ken and Mary Ellen Marunde, Woodstock, for $95,000.

Residence at 106 W. Melody Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Sandust LLC, Crystal Lake, to Daisy Sanchez, Wood-stock, for $100,000.

Residence at 360 Leah Lane, Unit 2D, Woodstock, was sold by The Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, to Nataliya Fedina and Vyacheslav Fedin, Round Lake, for $35,276.

Residence at 123 E. Todd Ave., Wood-stock, was sold by Noah Knudson, Crys-tal Lake, to Vanessa Valdez, Woodstock, for $134,900.

Residence at 3002 Pond End Lane, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta, to R.H. Milach Construction Services Inc., McHenry, for $127,672.

Residence at 851-853 Rhodes St., Woodstock, was sold by MJC Properties LLC, Cary, to Derek Hay and Kenneth Hay, Woodstock, for $154,000.

Residence at 8402 Stillwater Road, Won-der Lake, was sold by William and Jessica Schuett, Hancock, Mich., to Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County, McHenry, for $76,000.

Residence at 701 Duvall Drive Wood-stock, was sold by Shannon Pischke, McHenry, to Verlene Ducey, Woodstock, for $127,900.

Residence at 8504 Burton Road, Won-der Lake, was sold by Andrzej and Bar-bara Janus, Prospect Heights, to Dan-iel and Theresa Powell, Wonder Lake, for $120,000.

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Longtime photography business has preserved decades of memories

By Stephanie PriceTHE INDEPENDENT

When Bernard “Barney” DeWane first began knocking on doors in Hunt-ley and Marengo in hopes of selling baby portrait packages in spring 1946, he probably could not have imagined how long his new business would last.

With World War II having finally ended, DeWane had just left the U.S. Coast Guard and spent three months visiting an uncle in Chicago, a baby photographer himself, who suggested DeWane, a former farm boy from Bel-videre, give the profession a try.

“He was a house-to-house photog-rapher,” said Jim DeWane, who fol-lowed his father’s footsteps into the photography business located at 220 Main St. “He knocked on doors, pre-sold the packages and then would go back to the houses with all his equip-ment to take the photos.”

DeWane Studio officially marked its 70th anniversary April 8. As one can imagine, the business – and its owners – have witnessed major changes in the industry over the years.

When Barney DeWane first started out, he took all the photographs, developed the film and created the proofs and prints himself. His wife, Arlene, helped with making the proofs and handling customers’ orders from their upstairs apartment on South East Street in Woodstock. �e couple converted the bathroom into a dark room, Jim DeWane said.

“Mom made the red-printed proofs and Dad made the final copies,” Jim DeWane said. “Eventually, my dad set up a dark room and printed the pho-tos in the basement of his sister’s hair salon in Crystal Lake.”

In the 1950s, the DeWanes built a house at the end of Jefferson Street and ran the family business from there, while also raising their four children, Karen, Peggy, Tim and Jim, all of whom worked for their dad at one time or another.

�e north room of the house was the studio room. Eventually, the time came to separate business from home, and Barney DeWane rented a

DeWane Studio marks 70th anniversary

small shop on Calhoun Street, located behind what is currently Stage Left Café, in 1962. Two years later, he pur-chased the building on Main Street which Jim DeWane owns to this day.

Over the years, the DeWanes’ pho-

tography business grew from offer-ing baby portraits to including fam-ily portraits, senior photographs, school and sports photos, business photos and the largest moneymaker for a long period, wedding photog-raphy. �ere were times the small business was contracted to cover two to four weddings every week-end. On Jim DeWane’s own wed-ding day to his wife, Marchell, in the late 1980s, the company had photo sessions scheduled for five wed-dings, five soccer teams and two homecomings.

“At one time, weddings were our main business,” said Jim DeWane. “�at has dropped off as of the last eight to 10 years because of the advances in digital photography. A lot of people have their friends take their wedding photos.”

�e most unusual subject the DeWanes ever photographed was probably a baby elephant which was brought to Woodstock in 1966 for a local business promotion, said office manager Marilyn Anderson.

“I remember Barney walking that elephant past the bars through the back door,” said Anderson, who has worked at the shop for 51 years. “Bar-ney was like my dad. Jim is like my brother, but there are a lot of similar-ities between the two – their voices, their mannerisms, their jokes.”

Barney and Jim DeWane worked together for 27 years. Barney DeWane retired when he was 85. He died at the age of 89 in 2011. Arlene DeWane passed away in 2010 at the age of 87.

While they’ve witnessed many changes in the business, learned and adopted new technology and equip-ment and survived one fire in 1992 that destroyed much of the shop, Jim DeWane and Anderson said what they treasure most are the interactions with their customers.

“Just working with people and see-ing their interactions is what I like about this business,” said Jim DeWane, now 54. “I like to see the interaction between family members. It’s fun to take the (high school) senior pho-tos because they are just at the start of their lives. And it was neat working with Dad for 27 years.”

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Woodstock photographer Jim DeWane, front row, left, meets with his staff during a recent photo shoot at a school. Also pictured, front row: Karen DeWane and Carol Harrington. Back row: Bonnie Andresen.

“I remember Barney walking that elephant past the bars through the back door.”

- Marilyn Anderson, office manager

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CommunityNoon Rotary to host Beach Party fundraiser

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

�e Woodstock Noon Rotary Club will host its Beach Party ’16 dinner auction fundraiser from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds.

Beach Party ’16 will include both silent and live auction items. �e 13 live auction items include a Las Vegas timeshare, Bears /Cubs ticket package, a two-night stay at the Belton Chalet in Montana and a pheasant hunt.

Event chairpersons are Tom Rogers and Laurie Lewandowski.

For more than 50 years, this club has influenced the lives of others with global service projects and youth exchange programs. �e group’s major annual project is coordination of Christmas Clearinghouse. Proceeds from Beach Party ‘16 dinner and auc-tion will help the Woodstock Rotary Foundation continue funding local projects, such as vocational scholar-ships, student achievement grants, a youth exchange program, a mobile food pantry at Redeemer Lutheran Church and sponsorship of a local Interact club for youth ages 12 to 18.

Last year’s profit was just more than $30,000. �e goal for this year is to exceed a profit of $35,000.

“Attendance and financial sup-port of the club’s annual fundraiser is important so the club can continue to serve our community here and around the world,” said publicity spe-cialist Jolene White.

Beach Party ’16 will take place at the McHenry County Fairgrounds Build-ing D, 11900 Country Club Road. Tick-ets are $40 per person. To purchase tickets, call White at 815-363-2472.

“Woodstock is a great place because of its residents and what we do together,” said Rogers, Rotary presi-dent. “It is an honor to be part of and lead a Rotary Club, where we join lead-ers to exchange ideas and then take action.”News of recognitions, milestones and other community events can be sent to Janet Dovidio at fetjetjd@aol.com.

HIGHLIGHTBy Sandy Kucharski

THE INDEPENDENT

Back for a second year, the Spring Fiber Fling offers something for extreme fiber fanatics and fair-weather fans alike. �e event – fea-turing all things fiber from harvest-ing raw materials still on the animal to finished products – will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15 at the McHenry County Fairgrounds. Admission is $3.

“�e event has grown significantly since last year,” said Liz Woolridge, McHenry County Fair office manager.

About 50 fiber-related vendors will be present selling everything from yarn to finished products. Many of the vendors will be offering hands-on demonstrations at booths, including the Woodstock Weav-ers Guild, an active fiber arts guild that promotes hand weaving and allied crafts in the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin area.

A visit to the animal barns will find an exhibition of sheep and alpaca, featuring various breeds popular for their fiber. Demonstrations of sheep shearing, skirting the fleece and sheep herding will be held several times each day.

More in-depth instruction will be offered through several workshops and classes scheduled over the weekend. For an addi-tional charge, p a r t i c i p a n t s can sign up for the following classes: hanging fairies, silk reeling basics, basic soap-making, painting with fiber, small felted vessel, spin-ning wool 101, Angora rabbits, tote basket making, making and using mawatas, nuno scarf and So you want to buy a fleece? Fees vary, averaging $25 per class. Preregistration by May

At Fiber Fling, offerings from sheep to shawl

10 is necessary at eventsprout.com/register/spring_fiber_fling.

Sarah Troia, Bumblebee Acres Fiber Farm Shop, Harvard, will pres-ent a class on shearing Angora rab-bits. She and her mother, Carissa, two sisters and a brother run the fam-ily fiber farm and business, which

includes rais-ing English and satin Angora rabbits as pets, and for wool and show, special-izing in a large range of colors.

“Sarah is awesome with shearing. She’s the head groomer on the farm and has a way with animals,” said Carissa Troia. “She has techniques she uses with the rabbits that she’ll share.”

Musical entertainment will be offered throughout the weekend, a

new addition to the event.�e event is the brainchild of

county fair board vice president Rich Tobiasz, who regularly attends the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival. Lake County formerly hosted a simi-lar festival, but when they gave it up, Tobiasz noted a need in this area for a similar event and he expressed an interest in McHenry County stepping up to fill the need.

“It fit in well because our mis-sion is agricultural education,” said Woolridge.

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Spring Fiber FlingWhen: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day, May 14 and 15Where: McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club RoadTickets: $3, age 7 and younger freeWebsite: eventsprout.com/register/

IN BRIEFGarden club to host plant sale at Old Courthouse

The Bull Valley Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale starting at 8 a.m. Satur-day, May 7, on the lawn of the Old Court-house on the Woodstock Square. The sale

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ers such as bluebells, wild ginger, jack-in-the-pulpit, columbine and celandine pop-pies, and unusual perennials and grasses from their lawns and woods.

To complete the selection of plants,

Intrinsic Perennial Gardens will be selling a full range of professionally grown plants.

The garden club will use the proceeds from the sale for civic projects in the com-munity and for scholarships for students studying horticulture at McHenry County College.

“It fit in well because our mission is agricultural education.”

- Liz Woolridge, McHenry County Fair office manager

Hailianna Troia car-ries an armload of wool at Bumble-bee Acres Farm.

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Hackmatack Refuge to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Hackmatack National Wild-life Refuge will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with bird banding and family activities at three sites in northern Illinois and one in southern Wisconsin.

From 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, service biologists will set up mist nets to band birds at Four Seasons Nature Pre-serve, Lake Geneva, Wis. This will take place at the same time on Sunday at the McHenry County Conservation District’s Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Ringwood. Visitors can watch a wildlife biologist capture, band and release birds that are passing through the area on their way north.

Children can explore a simulated mist

net and practice banding skills on duck decoys.

From noon to 4 p.m. April 30, service staff will join the Illinois Department of Natural Resource’s International Migra-tory Bird Day festivities at McHenry Dam, McHenry, for bird-based fun, includ-ing The Great Migration Challenge, bird bingo and JeopBirdy. The same activi-ties will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, Ingleside.

Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2012, to restore and connect a landscape that includes large blocks of grasslands, wet prairies and natural-stream watercourses.

SCVN invites seniors to lunch

Senior Care Volunteer Network will host its annual Older Americans Lun-cheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The theme is Blaze a Trail and the program will be sponsored by Autumn Leaves,

The event will include lunch, door prizes and entertainment by mind-

senior citizens are welcome.For information and to RSVP, call 815-

455-3120 or visit www.scvnmchenry-county.org.

IN BRIEF

St. Mary chess team places first in competition

By Janet DovidioTHE INDEPENDENT

�e chess team from Woodstock’s St. Mary Catholic School captured first place in the Chess Scholars Chess Tournament at the DePaul University – O’Hare campus March 19.

Members of the winning team are Nathaniel Aftanski, �omas Sieck

and Joseph Walsdorf. Woodstock resident Bob McNa-

mara, who has played the game since he was 12, teaches chess to St. Mary students for the Chess Schol-ars program.

�ere were 24 students partici-pating during the winter class. Dur-ing the six-week period, students improved their skills and played in their own internal tournaments to gain experience.

�e Chess Scholars tournament has two divisions, grades K-3 and 4-8. St. Mary’s team was in the older division. Chess matches at the com-petition were played in five rounds. Each student played every round.

In addition to the school earning the first-place team trophy, Joseph Walsdorf finished eighth in overall individual honors.

“�e chess tournament was a really fun experience,” he said. “I wasn’t the best chess player there. Someone got me in a four-move checkmate in the beginning. But I did win eighth place, so I think I did pretty well. I think everyone should play chess. It develops your brain in a positive way. I enjoy the game of chess much more after this tournament.”

“Chess is a very good way to develop mind skills,” said McNa-mara. “It is the No. 1 board game in

the world. It makes you anticipate many moves ahead. Most of the kids who learn in this program stick with the game.”

Chess Scholars was founded in the Chicago area in 2001. It is dedicated to providing professional group and individual chess instruction to chil-dren in kindergarten through eighth grade nationwide. �e organization serves more than 300 schools and community centers, with a total of 22,000 children attending during the 2014-15 school year.

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

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Duane Peiffer directs students from Creekside Middle School and Northwood Middle School during the District 200 Choral Festival

throughout the district performed in a single concert at Woodstock High School.

TLC RESTORES SPRING HOLLOW

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Volunteers from The Land Conservancy held a restoration work-day at Spring Hollow Conservation Area, Bull Valley. Pictured, from left, are: landowner Becky Walkington, Illinois Department of Natu-ral Resources representative Dan Kirk, Illinois Nature Preserve Com-mission representative Kim Roman, Brad Semmell of IDNR, Steve Byers of INPC and Melissa Grycan of TLC.

LIBRARY HOSTS PHOTO CONTEST

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Woodstock Public Library reference librarian Beth Ryan stands in front of The Land Conser-vancy’s Art of the Land Photo Con-test display at the library. The photos will be on display through April 30.

WL CHAMBER HOSTS ANNUAL DINNER

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Board members of the Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce pose for a picture during an annual dinner. Pictured, from left, are Rick Miller, REX 24/7 Towing; Dr. Mete Durum, Wonder Lake Chiropractic; Jean Wesolek, chamber secretary; Donna Sullivan, chamber direc-tor; and Jim King, Wonder Lake State Bank and chamber president.

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RELIGION NOTES BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION

CENTER

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

CHRIST LIFE

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

EDEN BAPTIST

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

SCIENTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

FREE METHODIST

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

Wednesday GRACE LUTHERAN

(contemporary) HERITAGE BAPTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION

Saturday REDEEMER LUTHERAN

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN

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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

Wednesday WOODSTOCK BIBLE

Worship: 10:00 a.m. Sunday

p.m. SundayNote to churches: Please notify �e Woodstock Independent of changes.

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MOVIES

‘KEANU’

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‘RATCHET & CLARK’-

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‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’

‘THE BOSS’

‘BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE’ 2D and 3D

‘MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN’

27 WEDNESDAYIS YOUR COVER LETTER WORKING?

28 THURSDAYSENIOR EXERCISE CLASS

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

29 FRIDAYFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

30 SATURDAYFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

HABITAT RESTORATION

2 MONDAYFOX VALLEY ROCKETEERS MEETING

3 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET

WOODSTOCK CITY COUN-CIL MEETING

5 THURSDAYSENIOR EXERCISE CLASS

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MUSICSTAGE LEFTOVERSApril 27, May 11, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. FreeThe Stage Leftovers, consisting of Rich Prezioso, Joe Pesz, Brian Murphy, Laurel Palma, Pete Jons-son and Les Urban, will perform.

WHS MADRIGAL AND JAZZ CHOIR CONCERTApril 28, 7 p.m.Woodstock High School Auditorium501 W. South St.Woodstock High School madrigal and jazz choirs will perform.

WNHS JAVA JIVE AND OPEN MIC NIGHTApril 29, 7 p.m.Woodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road$5 includes refreshments815-334-2132 for ticketsWoodstock North High School stu-dents will perform.

LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SApril 29, May 6, 6 p.m.Woodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.April 29: Northwest Highway will perform.May 6: Kishwaukee Ramblers will perform.

BACH 2 ROCKApril 29, 7:30 p.m.

Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$38 A seating, $28 B seating815-338-5300Classical Blast featuring classic rock music and Kashmir - The Led Zeppelin Show, will perform.

THE NEW COLONY SIXApril 30, 7 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$46 A seating, $36 B seating, $76 VIP ticket includes meet and greet reception815-338-5300Started in a garage in Chicago in the 1960s, New Colony Six recorded several top 20 hits including “Things I’d Like to Say.”

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETMay 3, 7, 9 a.m. to noonWoodstock Square

Freewoodstockfarmersmarket.org.May 3: 9 to 11 a.m., Courtney Reinhard; 11 a.m., Jazzman Jeff JustmanMay 7: 9 to 10:30 a.m., Ken John-son; 10:30 a.m., Cheryl Niemo and the Down Home Boys

WHS CHORAL CONCERTMay 3, 7 p.m.Woodstock High School Auditorium501 W. South St.Woodstock High School$2 adults, $1 students and senior citizensWoodstock High School choral students will perform.

WNHS BAND CONCERTMay 3, 7 p.m.Woodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road$2 adults, $1 students and senior

citizens815-334-2132 for ticketsWoodstock North High School band students will perform.

WNHS BROADWAY CHORAL CONCERTMay 4, 7 p.m.Woodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road$2 adults, $1 students and senior citizens815-334-2132 for ticketsWoodstock North High School choral students will perform Broadway tunes.

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

7 SATURDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 3

BULL VALLEY GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALEOld Courthouse LawnWoodstock Square8 a.m. until selloutMembers will sell various annuals and perennials.

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

EVERDREAM NURSERY PLANT SALEHooved Animal Humane Society10804 McConnell Road10 a.m. to 1 p.m.A variety of plants including peren-nials, ornamental grasses and young ornamental shrubs will

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WORKSHOPWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.10 a.m. to noon815-338-0542Volunteer genealogists from the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will help people trace their American ancestors.

INTERNATIONAL PILATES DAYWoodstock Square Mall110 S. Johnson St.1 to 3 p.m.Pilates of Woodstock will celebrate the international event with dem-onstrations and a sample class.

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

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

COFFEE WITH THE CHIEFWoodstock Police Department656 Lake Ave.7 p.m.

10 TUESDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 3.

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

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

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

14 SATURDAYWOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.See May 3.

HABITAT RESTORATION

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

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

SPRING FIBER FLINGMcHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club Road9 a.m. to 5 p.m.eventsprout.com/register/

$3 per person, 7 and under free

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

launch rockets. Everyone is welcome.

WNHS GRADUATIONWoodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road7 p.m.815-334-2100Tickets are required.

15 SUNDAYBREAKFAST BENEFITWoodstock Moose Lodge406 Clay St.8 to 11 a.m.815-338-9875Full breakfast will be served. Net proceeds and a matching donation will be donated to associations

SPRING FIBER FLINGMcHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club Road9 a.m. to 5 p.m.eventsprout.com/register/

$3 per person, 7 and under freeSee May 14.

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

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Celebrate our schools by wearing yourlocal school color on Wednesday, May 4.

A quality public education is foundational to the history and success of the United States and the American Dream. Here are just some of the many programs, policies, and opportunities in our D200 schools that allow our students and

community to succeed.

administration that has led to decades of balanced budgets and solutions to challenges

elementary through high school

training and opportunities

student hours

district

Join District 200 faculty and staff in celebrating a quality public education and encouraging support for quality public education throughout the state

local school color is, you can find out and see all

School Color Day, sponsored by the McHenry County Federation of Teachers, Local 1642 in support of the Alliance to Reclaim Our

Schools www.reclaimourschools.org

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SportsStreaks girls compete at county championshipsWHS takes 6th place in contest at Huntley, Beattie and Heidtke are standouts

By Liz StrohTHE INDEPENDENT

Woodstock High School’s girls track and field team finished sixth in the 15-team McHenry County Championships April 21 and 22 at Huntley High School.

Senior Grace Beattie and fresh-man Sydnie Heidtke won firsts. Beattie won the 800-meter with a time of 2 minutes, 20.64 seconds, and Heidtke was first in 300 hur-dles, :47.7

Veteran coach Steve Erwin, in his 32nd year coaching WHS track and field, said, “Grace has been a little

» GIRLS TRACK WHS

By Megan IversTHE INDEPENDENT

�e Illinois High School Association has voted to start an IHSA state series for lacrosse in 2018, giving more youth across the state the opportunity to participate and compete in one of the nation's fastest growing sports.

While the decision might mean some schools may start to explore adding a lacrosse program, others, like Mar-ian Central Catholic High School, will simply look to expand their program and affirm the commitment many ath-letes have already made to the sport through the boys team already in exis-tence at Marian.

"It's exciting and a big step for the Illinois lacrosse community," said Mar-ian Central Catholic High School Ath-letic Director Drew Pothoff. "I'm hop-ing this will increase the numbers.

"We're ahead of the game already having it in school."

�e Hurricanes (3-3) are coached by

Rick Rewiako. �ey have 20 players out for boys lacrosse this spring, including 12 on varsity. Many of the teams they compete against include those from the East Suburban Catholic Confer-ence like St. Viator, Benet and Notre Dame, but the Hurricanes also play established club programs like Antioch in addition to larger public school pro-grams at Dundee-Crown and Huntley.

Despite transitioning to official sports status at Marian this year, Pothoff said the primary difference with the IHSA's decision is creating a state series for lacrosse. �e decision may also impact some of the most established lacrosse programs by pit-ting the strongest programs in the state against each other in sectional compe-tition versus the state finals.

Another benefit is greater competi-tion to expose players to college pro-grams. Marian senior Payson Wilde will graduate and head to the Univer-sity of Oregon to play lacrosse. With more visibility around the sport, more

local players may also get that chance.As far as a girls lacrosse team at Mar-

ian, Pothoff said he will work with lead-ership to evaluate interest. Marian stu-dents are slated to take a sports interest survey soon to monitor interest across all offerings.

Overall, Pothoff said he looks for-ward to the opportunities lacrosse will offer as an officially state-sanc-tioned sport amongst all of the sports and activities supported by the IHSA, which include speech, debate, chess and music in addition to athletics.

Rewiako agreed and said he looks forward for the program to continue building momentum. He even hopes to start a summer camp for youth in the summer of 2016 and a junior program by spring of 2017.

"It's always neat to start a program and take it to the next level," said Rewi-ako. "Hopefully, five to six years later we'll look back and we may be a pow-erhouse and the kids playing now will be the reason for that."

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY WHITNEY RUPP

Marian Central senior Noah Meisner plays in a lacrosse game for the Hurricanes earlier in the sea-son against Marian Catholic.

IHSA sanctions lacrosse for 2018» BOYS LACROSSE Marian

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER

WHS’ Grace Beattie leads the pack in the 800 April 22 at Huntley.

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SPORTSLorr helps Raiders take second place at Warrior Invite

Brad Lorr, a Woodstock High School graduate, can compete on the track and in the field for Milwaukee School of Engineering.

�e Raider junior competed in four events at the Warrior Track and Field Invita-tional, which was held at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, Wis.

His top finish was in the high jump. He took fifth with a leap of 1.65 meters. He also cracked the top 10 in the 100-meter high hurdles and the javelin. He was ninth in both events. He finished with a time of 17.55 seconds in the high hurdles and a throw of 41.59 meters in the javelin. Lorr was also 21st in the discus.

He helped the MSOE Raiders take second with 114.5 points. Michigan Tech took first with 204.5 points.

Maura Beattie (Woodstock) took 18th in the 1,500-meter run at the Michael Johnson Invitational, which was hosted by Baylor University and held at the Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium in Waco, Texas. �e Northern Illinois University soph-omore finished the race in 4:45.16. Team scores were not kept.

Tim Semmen (Woodstock) finished the 800-meter run in 2:04.60 at the Augustana College Meet of Cham-pions, which was held at the Paul V. Olsen Track in Rock Island. �e Luther College senior finished 33rd overall. As a team, Luther took ninth with 36.14 points. North Central Col-lege took first with 169.50 points.

BaseballAustin Butts and Eric Bell, both

Woodstock grads, helped McHenry County College defeat Robert Mor-ris University's junior varsity team 30-5. Butts, who was 4-for-5 with a homer, a double and a walk, scored five times and drove home four. Bell, who also homered, finished 2-for-3. His other hit was a triple. Bell drove home three runs and scored twice. In the 9-6 win over Morton College, Bell was 1-for-3

Dan ChamnessThe College Report

Please see College Report, Page 31

STREAKS WIN BY A RUN

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY WHITNEY RUPP

Blue Streaks’ 4-3 win over Grayslake North April 18.

By Liz StrohTHE INDEPENDENT

Taking home-turf advantage, Woodstock North’s varsity girls soc-cer team defeated the Hampshire Whip Purs 2-1 – a Fox Valley Confer-ence win – the �unders’ first of the season..

“�is was a big conference win ver-sus Hampshire,” �under coach Lau-ren (Farley) Regner said about the April 19 victory.

�e �under’s first goal was scored by senior Allison Nordvall, assisted by junior Annie Velasco, and the score that broke the tie was executed by junior Dani Miranda, assisted by Velasco. Sophomore Anicca Mackay-Slavin had six saves.

�under girls were shut down on all attempts to score April 21 in a con-ference crossover game that was won by the Huntley Red Raiders 8-0. “We held them scoreless for 20 minutes, which is a great improvement from previous years,” said Regner. “Anicca Mackay-Slavin had a stellar game against Huntley!” Mackay-Slavin had 23 saves.

In an eight-team tourna-ment April 23 in DeKalb, North finished sixth. In Game 1 against Yorkville High School, Velasco scored an unassisted goal. Keeper Mackay-Slavin had 11 saves. Yorkville won 4-1. In Game 2 against Indian Creek, North was shutout 2-0.

Mackay-Slavin had nine saves. Miranda was named to the All

Tournament Team. She was chosen as North’s most valuable player by Hinckley-Big Rock, Sterling, Yorkville and Indian Creek teams.

“Dani Miranda has had a great few weeks, she has scored three goals and

assisted one this past week,” said Regner. “How-ever, as a captain, her biggest con-tributions are her

excellent work ethic and leadership of the team.”

�e �under will take on the Gray-slake Central Rams April 26 on the road and will play the Prairie Ridge Wolves April 27 at home.

» GIRLS SOCCER WNHS

Thunder notch conference match win

“This was a big conference win versus Hampshire.”

- Lauren (Farley) Regner, WNHS coach

SPORTS NOTESBaseball

Woodstock North defeated North Boone 11-6 April 18.

Woodstock fell 6-3 to Genoa Kingston April 18. They defeated Crystal Lake Cen-tral 5-2 April 23.

Softball WNHS fell to Crystal Lake Central 6-0

April 18. WHS defeated Grayslake North 4-3 April

18. The Streaks lost at Grayslake Central 16-6 April 19 and fell 7-2 to Crystal Lake Central April 20.

WNHS defeated WHS 8-0 on April 21. Ellie Thurow tossed a no-hitter for Wood-stock North. Thurow struck out 12 and walked only two in this crosstown matchup. Danielle Chamberlain went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Chloe Vermett also went 2- for-3, adding another RBI.

Woodstock North lost 7-3 against Bel-videre in a nonconference game April 23. Paige Schnulle Led the Thunder at the plate, going 3-for-4 while driving in one and scor-

innings and doubled in the seventh inning.

Woodstock Avalanche Baseball, 14U

9-5 victory over Barrington Broncos April 19.

4-3 victory over Cary-Grove Mustangs April 22

2-10 loss to Algonquin Storm April 23Coaches of youth sports: send your game results for publication each Wednesday. Include the score, name of your team, the opponent and the date of the game to cas@thewoodstockindependent.com. �e deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Sundays.

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By Liz StrohTHE INDEPENDENT

Woodstock Fire/Rescue Chief Ralph Webster will throw out the first pitch of Woodstock Little League’s 63rd year during opening-day cere-monies Saturday, April 30, at Merry-man Fields

�is year, Woodstock Little League is fielding 267 players on 21 regular-season teams; 75 players drafted to six Elite Travel teams; and 35 players on four Challenger League teams.

Opening day ceremonies will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a parade of play-ers. An honor guard from Woodstock VFW Post 5040 will present the col-ors. �e ceremonies also will include the presentation of Lifetime Awards. Games will follow at 1 and 3 p.m. at Merryman Fields 1 and 2.

Little League organizers are invit-ing the public to help start the season at a fundraiser Friday night, April 29, at Buffalo Wild Wings in Crystal Lake, which will donate 15 percent of sales to Woodstock Little League.

A MLB Pitch, Hit and Run compe-tition for Little League players ages 7 to 14 will begin at 9:30 a.m. April 30 at Merryman Fields. Registration for the competition will take place at the field prior to competition.

�at evening, Little League fami-lies will gather from 6 to 9 p.m. at the

Woodstock Little League to begin 63rd year

Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., for a family-fun night. �e event is free.

�e weekend will conclude with the Challenger League’s first games of the season, beginning at 1 p.m., Sun-day, May 1, at Merryman Fields 1 and 2. �e Challenger League fields boys and girls ages 4 to 18 who have physical or mental challenges.

For more information, visit wood-stocklittleleague.org or woodstock-challenger.com.

PHOTO: LIZ STROH

A group of Woodstock Little League Elite players huddle up dur-ing a game.

MARIAN CENTRAL BEATS ST. VIATOR

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY WHITNEY RUPP

’Canes’ game against St. Viator April 20. Marian Central won 3-1.

BOYS COMPETE IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER

Woodstock North sophomore Joe Grover runs the 300 hurdles in the McHenry County Championships at Huntley April 22. Grover took sixth place in the race, and WNHS took eighth overall.

PHOTO: LIZ STROH

Woodstock Little League catcher Charlie Baker plays during a WLL Elite game.

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bit of a surprise since she changed event focus from the hurdles to the 800 and 1600,” said Erwin.

Junior Cora Uidl finished second in the pole vault, 11 feet, 3 inches. Junior Kate Jacobs placed third in the 1600-meter, 5:20.71, and junior Brianna Verbeeck finished fourth in the 100-meter dash, :12.96.

April 18 against Grayslake Cen-tral and Woodstock North, the Blue Streaks took second. Erwin said Beattie ran a personal best in the 800.

“Junior Lena Vogel ran for the first

time in 400 meter and did really well,” added Erwin. “Lena has taken on a leadership role and is perform-ing well and working hard.”

In reflecting on the meet, Erwin also highlighted the 4 x 100 relay of Verbeeck, Vogle, Heidtke and senior Karen Mendez-Avila that finished in :51.9. “We had problems getting the baton around the track in the past and had been disqualified,” Erwin said.

“We have a lot of real good talent, and I am excited at what the team can do, very excited for the possibil-ities,” Erwin said.

WHS track and field will host the Woodstock Invitational at 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 29, at Larry Dale Field.

TRACK(Continued from page 28)

with a walk. He scored once. Butts was the pitcher of record in MCC's 6-5 win over Rock Valley College. Butts, who worked 5.0 innings, allowed one earned run on six hits He fanned three. With the win, Butts improved to 3-0.

Mike Koscielniak (Marian Cen-tral) was 3-for-4 as his college team, Vassar College, defeated Western Connecticut State Univer-sity 17-5. Koscielniak crossed the plate three times in the game. In Vassar's 11-3 win over Stevens Insti-tute of Technology, Koscielniak was 1-for-4 with a triple. He finished with one RBI and one run scored. In Vassar's 1-0 loss to WCSU, the for-mer MCC player walked twice. Vas-sar is 11-15 overall and 6-6 in the Liberty League.

Alex Ferguson (Woodstock) worked one inning to help the Uni-versity of Minnesota-Duluth defeat Concordia University-St. Paul 13-12. Ferguson allowed one earned run on three hits. �e Minnesota-Duluth

Bulldog baseball team is 23-9 overall and 16-4 in the Northern Sun Inter-collegiate Conference.

Jamie Huntley (Woodstock North) worked two innings for Beloit Col-lege in a 12-11 loss to St. Norbert College. He did not suffer the loss. He allowed two earned runs on four hits. He fanned two and walked one. Beloit is 17-7 overall and 6-2 in the Midwest Conference.

SoftballKatelyn Johnson (Woodstock)

was 2-for-3 with a double to help Webster University defeat Spald-ing University 7-5. Johnson scored one of Webster's runs. �e junior also had hits in three other games. In the 15-12 slugfest win over Rob-ert Morris University-Springfield, Johnson was 1-for-3 with three walks. She crossed the plate three times. Johnson was 1-for-4 in the 4-3 victory over Spalding. She scored once and drove home one. She was 1-for-4 and scored a run in the 14-2 victory over Principia Col-lege. Webster has won nine games in a row. �ey are 14-15 overall and 8-6 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.Dan Chamness covers the college careers of Woodstock-area athletes.

COLLEGE REPORT(Continued from page 29)

SPORTS NOTESGirls soccer

Woodstock fell 2-0 against Prairie Ridge April 19.

Woodstock North fell to Huntley 8-0 April 21.

Woodstock drew against Dundee-Crown 2-2 April 23. The same day, the Blue Streaks JV team defeated Wauke-gan 4-1.

Boys Track Woodstock North took eighth,

Central took 14th overall at the McHenry County Championships April 22 and 23 in Huntley.

Boys Tennis Woodstock lost at Grayslake Central

7-0 April 18. Marian Central won over Lakes 5-2 on

April 20th. Later in the week, the Hurri-

at the Prairie Ridge Tournament April 23.

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