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Thomas P. Maire, Crystal LakeRichard Ellis Lind, WoodstockGene H. Hildebrandt, Watertown, Wis.Reinhart F. Rabolt, HarvardNancy I. Wilson, Woodstock

“He was just a nice, nice man.”

– Julie Farver, page 13

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Amid newfound visibility, homeless find help, scrutinyBy KATELYN STANEK

The Independent

Victor Leavings carries in his pock-et a copy of the Bill of Rights for the Homeless.

Like most of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 775 ILCS 45 is wordy, but it comes down to this: “No person’s rights, privileges, or access to public services may be denied or abridged solely be-cause he or she is homeless.”

Leavings is a woodsman, a term used by some in the local church, service and

homeless communities to describe the people who eke out a life on the mar-gins of Woodstock, typically living in tents dotting wooded areas public and private.

Often inconspicuous, the woods-men and other transient people now find themselves cast into an increas-ingly high-profile conflict between the homeless and their allies and those who claim their apparently growing ranks are making Woodstock more danger-ous and less appealing.

“�ey run us out of train stations,

benches, everywhere,” said Leavings, who said he’s been homeless for about five years and spends most of his time in Woodstock and Crystal Lake.

On Wednesdays from May through September, when temporary homeless shelters run by McHenry County Pub-lic Action to Deliver Shelter are closed, Leavings and about 45 others make their way to the Wednesday Woods-men’s Barbecue at First United Meth-odist Church, 201 W. South St. Not all

Police investigating death after body found behind store

By STEPHANIE PRICEThe Independent

Woodstock Police said the

death of a man found lying behind a local convenience store does not appear suspi-cious in nature.

Police were awaiting re-sults of an autopsy being conducted Monday, Oct. 5, by the McHenry County

Coroner’s Office to deter-mined how the approxi-

Chamber mulls sellingbuilding


�e Woodstock Chamber of Com-merce & Industry is holding an all-member meeting to vote on whether to sell the chamber’s current build-ing on the Woodstock Square.

�e meeting will be held at 5 p.m. �ursday, Oct. 15, at the chamber of-fice, 136 Cass St. Chamber leaders will share information on upcoming changes for the organization includ-ing a member vote on the potential sale of the Cass Street and subse-quent discussion on relocating to a new site.

“�ere’s always been discussion about whether we should sell the building,” said Jim Campion, a mem-ber of the Chamber’s board of direc-tors. “I think we’ve decided it might be better to sell it. �is meeting is re-ally about getting approval from our members to sell the building.”

Campion said the question mem-bers face if they do sell the two-story building is whether the business or-ganization should remain in the of-fice and rent the space from the new owner, or if they could find a place to use for free. One such option might

Please see Chamber, Page 4Please see Investigation, Page 4

Chief: Police do not believe man’s death is due to ‘wrongdoing’

Victor Leavings, who is homeless, lines up for a meal at First United Methodist Church Sept. 23. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KATELYN STANEKPlease see Homelessness, Page 3

CHEERS TO ALE FEST

Jessica Clements, McHenry, sports a pair of mustache eyebrows during the Woodstock Ale Fest Oct. 3. The event benefitted the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Adult & Child Therapy Services. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

HOMELESS IN WOODSTOCK

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3Oct. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTNEWS

Donors reach out to homeless Woodstock North student


Seventeen-year-old Wolfgang Kemp

is as surprised as anyone by the out-

pouring of generosity he has received

after a recent newspaper article de-

tailed his and his father’s experience

with homelessness.

Wolfgang is a senior at Woodstock

North High School, and he and his fa-

ther, Wilbur Kemp, have been living at

the McHenry County PADS transitional

living facility, 14411 Kishwaukee Valley

Road, for the past year-and-a-half after

falling on hard times.

Last month, the Northwest Herald

published an article about the young

man, who participates in �under foot-

ball, wrestling and track. �e story told

how Wolfgang awoke every morning

during the summer of 2014 and walked

the 5.5 miles from the shelter to Wood-

stock North to participate in volun-

teer football workouts and lift weights.

When the workouts ended at noon,

Wolfgang walked the same route home.

Once �under head football coach Jeff

Schroeder learned Wolfgang was walk-

ing to and from practice, he bought him

a mountain bike.

�e story about the determined

young man who never complains about

his life situation and always maintains

a positive attitude has gone viral.

“I’ve been getting phone calls from

people from all over the place,” Wolf-

gang said. “I think it’s wonderful. It was

a little crazy when the story first came

out and then it just blew up over night.

�e story went viral. I’ve received all

kinds of donations and I’ve also re-

ceived letters and messages from peo-

ple showing they care.”

One woman, Lonny Huffar, a total

stranger to Wolfgang and his father, set

up a GoFundMe page entitled “Rising

Up Wolfgang Kemp.” On the page, www.

gofundme.com/wolfgangkemp, Huffar

explained she started the page because

she found Wolfgang’s story to be “awe

inspiring” and brought tears to her eyes.

“�e article brought tears to my eyes,

but it also showed me what determina-

tion this young man has,” Huffar said

on the page. “My hope is this campaign

will raise money to help Wolfgang and

his father get back on their feet and find

a place to call home.”

Five days after starting the page, 35

people had donated $1,200 to Wolfgang

and his father. Huffar’s goal is to col-

lected $10,000 for the father and son.

In addition to the GoFundMe page,

Woodstock North Principal Brian

McAdow said one staff member and

her family have donated a car to the

Kemps, and another family has of-

fered to pay the insurance for the car.

McAdow explained many teachers and

support staff at the school had no idea

Wolfgang was homeless because the

young man has such a positive outlook

and never asks for help.

“Most of our staff members didn’t

know he was homeless,” McAdow said.

“He’s not someone who is searching

out help. He really is that humble. He’s

a little quirky – he’s a kid. What many

people don’t realize is that with the fed-

eral guidelines for homelessness, Wolf-

gang is eligible to have transportation

home if he left school at 3:15 p.m. But

he chooses instead to stay after school

because he wants to participate in after

school sports.”

McAdow said he has received several

anonymous checks from people want-

ing to add money to Wolfgang’s lunch

card.

“�e amazing thing is that most of the

donations are anonymous,” McAdow

said. “People are just looking to help.”

Wolfgang said he and his father will

use the donations to get a house or pay

for school — anything that will help for

the future. �e struggles he and his fa-

ther have faced over the past two years

have taught him a lot, he said.

“I’ve learned to value what I have,

and I’ve learned to stay positive and

focus on opportunities for tomorrow,”

Wolfgang said.

Head coach Jeff Schroeder talks to senior Wolfgang Kemp during a recent Wood-stock North football practice. COURTESY PHOTO

of the guests are woodsmen — some are

women, some live in subsidized housing

and others are in a state of flux, sleeping

on couches as they try to get back on their

feet. But the woodsmen provided the first

bit of motivation behind Rev. Kurt Gam-

lin’s decision to have his church host the

free weekly dinner.

“We started three years ago at Raintree

Park. �at happened because a guy came

up to me and asked me for some money at

Walgreens, and he said he needed to dry

out his sleeping bag,” Gamlin said. “… In

the course of our conversation, he talked

about these tent cities.

“I said, tent cities? I didn’t know any-

thing about tent cities. … We asked, ‘What

can we do?’ And they said, ‘We need to eat.’”

Gamlin didn’t ask for permission be-

fore starting the initiative — “I said if we

can’t do that, we should close our doors

and just go away” — but members of his

church have embraced it, collecting

clothes for donations and starting a “bicy-

cle ministry” that provides the bikes that

often serve as the only mode of transpor-

tation for many homeless people.

Sometimes, bicycles aren’t enough. On

Sept. 20, 18-year-old Christopher J. Mi-

chols, formerly of Cary, was riding a Huffy

Edge 10-speed when he was struck and

killed by a van at the busy intersection of

Highway 14 and Kishwaukee Valley Road.

�e homeless teenager was on his way to

PADS’ transitional living facility, cycling

after sunset without lights as he made his

way to the rural location, which sits about

2 miles from downtown Woodstock.

Michols had received his bicycle from

First United Methodist Church, Gamlin

said. �e church now is seeking dona-

tions of bike lights, he added.

Although he was part of a program that

gave him a place to live, Michols’ death

points to a particular struggle for home-

less people in Woodstock and greater

McHenry County, where public transpor-

tation is spotty, there are no permanent

shelters, and temporary shelter sites,

when available, typically move from town

to town.

Homelessness is an occupation that in-

volves devising a way to get from Wood-

stock to Crystal Lake to McHenry without

a car in order to find work or a place to

sleep, to pounce on a rare opportunity

to use a bathroom or launder clothes, to

keep track of which church or pantry is

offering dinner or a few cans of food.

And for many, it involves sleeping on

park benches or under trees and bush-

es, trying to dodge the attention of the

police. Overnight church-based shel-

ters organized by PADS aren’t available

during warm months, and when they

are, people who show up under the in-

fluence of alcohol or drugs often are de-

nied entry.

“A lot of the reason they’re homeless —

and they’ll tell you — is because they have

substance abuse

issues,” Gamlin

said.

PADS, which is

run by the non-

profit Pioneer

Center for Human

Services, provides

tents to some

of the county’s

homeless popula-

tion, but there are

few places when anyone can legally camp.

“PADS gives you a tent and a sleeping

bag, right?” said Elizabeth Inwood, who

is homeless and often “camps” with her

partner, Edward Sylwestrzak. “But you

put them up somewhere and you get

caught, you get arrested for trespassing.”

‘Everybody has a right to be someplace’

Addressing issues stemming from the

area’s homeless population has been a

hot topic in government meetings and

coffee shops alike.

In September, the Woodstock City

Council approved an ordinance clos-

ing two parks from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

daily. �ose parks — Sesquicentennial

Park on Church Street and the Park in

the Square, located in the center of the

Woodstock Square — are frequented by a

small group of homeless people; closing

them essentially prohibited sleeping in

the parks at night.

�e ordinance came on the heels of

comments from members of the public

who said they were fearful of what they

described as an uptick in illegal activities

they attributed to an increasing home-

less population — public urination and

liquor consumption, property damage

and drug deals among them.

“�ose types of issues raise public con-

cern and certainly have raised our efforts

to try to manage this,” Mayor Brian Sager

said during the Sept. 15 council meeting,

when he and the other present members

of the council voted unanimously to ap-

prove the ordinance. “It is important for us

to realize that the public square is just that

— it’s a public square. So everybody has a

right to be some-

place.”

Getting an ac-

curate count of the

number of home-

less people in

McHenry County is

nearly impossible

— the county’s esti-

mate of about 270

was disputed by In-

wood, Sylwestrzak

and many of their peers, all of whom said

it’s much higher — but Woodstock Police

Chief Robert Lowen thinks the perception

that the population is growing is correct,

at least in Woodstock.

“It does seem, in my opinion, that the

homeless population has somewhat in-

creased in this area, for whatever reason,”

Lowen said. “I don’t know. Lack of hous-

ing, possibly.”

So far, Lowen said his officers have is-

sued one citation for sleeping in the Park

in the Square overnight.

“�at person was warned the first night

that occurred. �e next time, they were

cited,” Lowen said. “… I’m guessing that

they read the papers or saw the signs

in the park and they’re aware of it and

they’re not doing it anymore.”

As for crimes connected to the home-

less population, Lowen said he’s noticed

a small increase over past years, although

the department has added a special pa-

trol downtown, partly in response to con-

cerns about the homeless community. “I would say we’ve seen a little bit of

an increase in dealing with the home-

less population for trespassing on pri-

vate property, such as setting up tents

on property that isn’t theirs,” Lowen said.

“Every summer, we’re pretty diligent

about alcohol in the park and that sort of

thing. I suppose we’ve made a few more

arrests this summer, more due to the fact

that we’ve had special details out there.”

When active, the special detail, which

primarily operates in the evening during

warm months, costs about $1,600 a week

in overtime, Lowen said.

Following the council meeting at which

the parks ordinance was approved, Sager

said he supports an attempt, still in the

early stages of development, to bring a

permanent homeless shelter to McHenry

County. �at effort, according to Sager,

includes input from multiple social ser-

vice agencies and municipalities, but he

said he couldn’t divulge more details.

“We’re looking for solutions,” Sager said.

“… My heart goes out to all people in need.

I think all of our hearts do. �e reality is

people, for the most part, don’t choose this

situation.”

Brian Bania, who regularly volunteers

at the Wednesday Woodsmen’s Barbecue,

said he found himself in that situation be-

fore landing a spot in a group home.

“I don’t wish homelessness on any-

body,” Bania said. “I struggled for two

years with it. It was hard, because there

were times I didn’t know where I was go-

ing to eat, I didn’t know where I was going

to bathe, I worried about the weather.”

His proposed solution, not unlike the

one alluded to by Sager, is to provide

permanent shelter to the county’s home-

less population.

“I’d build a big apartment building and

I’d give them a place to live,” Bania said.

Trina Bruhnsen, a guest at First Unit-

ed’s dinners who said she used to be

homeless before finding Section 8 hous-

ing, agreed.

“Nobody’s ever going to get anywhere if

they don’t have a place to live,” Bruhnsen

said. “If I ever got rich, I’d open a place for

all the homeless.”

Homelessness Continued from Page 1

“I don’t wish homelessness on anybody.”

— Brian Bania, Woodstock

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Fire at apartment complex displaces familyBlaze may have started in exhaust fan, caused $20,000 in damage, fire district says


One person was displaced after a late-night fire Sept. 30 at the Prai-rie View Apartment Complex on Leah Lane.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District re-sponded to the 500 block of Leah Lane

at 11:15 p.m., where the fire appears to have started in the bathroom of the apartment, according to Capt. Scott Nieman.

“We had the fire out in about five minutes, and it appears to have started in the bathroom [exhaust] fan,” Nie-man said.

No injuries were reported in the blaze, and no outside units were need-ed to assist on the call, Nieman said. �e crew remained on the scene for about one hour, he said.

Damage to the apartment unit is es-timated at $20,000 and the apartment was deemed uninhabitable. Nieman said there would be no further investi-gation into the blaze.

Wood-stock Fire/Rescue District firefighters respond to a fire on Leah Lane.PHOTO: ALEX VUCHA

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be using office space in the basement of Woodstock City Hall, 121 W. Cal-houn St., one chamber member said.

�e chamber has been located on the Square for more than 10 years and has approximately 225 mem-bers, Campion said. Should those members decide to list the building, it would be sold at market value, Campion said.

Also up for discussion at the Oct. 15 meeting will be the topic of hir-ing a new executive director for the chamber. Paula Schneider has been serving in the position on an interim basis, filling in for former chamber director Shari Gray, who took a leave of absence last winter. Schneider re-cently resigned so she can focus on working for her husband’s company.

In the meantime, the chamber has brought aboard a new interim vol-unteer executive director, Danielle Gulli, who will be introduced at the upcoming meeting.

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Spectators check out a 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille at Iron Invasion at the McHenry County Fairgrounds Oct. 3. The annual car show benefits the Helping Hannah’s Heart Foundation. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

mately 48-year-old man died. �e body of the white male was dis-

covered at noon Oct. 4 lying next to a dumpster behind Food Mart, 1013 N. Seminary Ave., according to Wood-stock Police Chief Robert Lowen.

“We don’t suspect wrongdoing,”

Lowen said. “�ere were no signs of wrongdoing or a struggle.”

Lowen said the man was wearing a band on his wrist that indicated he re-cently had been released from a hos-pital.

Surveillance video from the food

mart showed the man walking to the area behind the store at about 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, Lowen said. Five hours later, the body was discovered.

Police have not released the name of the man, pending notification of rela-tives, Lowen said.

Investigation Continued from Page 1

IN BRIEF

Residents asked to help with acorn roundup

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is asking for help collecting oak tree acorns.

TLC started the Acorn Roundup to in-crease the number of oaks that grow from the acorns that fall each year. To date, tens of thousands of oaks have been grown and planted through this program.

“There’s always been discussion about whether we should sell the building.”— Jim Campion, chamber board member

Acorns should be sorted by species of tree, and the caps removed. For addition-al information on how to collect and bag the acorns, visit conserveMC.org, hover over Conserve Oaks and click on Acorn Roundup.

Collected acorns should be brought to TLC’s office at 4622 Dean St., Wood-stock. From there, the acorns are deliv-ered to Glacier Oaks Nursery in Harvard where they are raised into young oaks that are planted throughout McHenry County with school groups groups and

community organizations.

TIF Illumination speaker to make presentation at library

Tom Tresser of the TIF Illumination Project is coming to the Woodstock Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20

Tresser will discuss and explain Tax Incre-ment Financing districts, which are used by many municipalities, including Woodstock.

The TIF Illumination Project, which opposes TIF districts, uses data mining, investigatory reporting, map making, graphic design and community organizing in its efforts to explain the impact of TIF districts on communities.

Tresser is a civic educator, public defend-er and organizer of grassroots democratic efforts. The family-friendly event is free and refreshments will be served.

For information, call Barb Gessert at 815-334-0422 or Susan Handelsman at 815-540-7526, or see more details at Vot-ersInAction.com.

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OBITUARIES

Thomas P. MaireThomas P. Maire, 81, Crystal Lake, former-

ly of Woodstock, died Monday, September 21, 2015.

He was born Oct. 27, 1933, to Maurice and Isabel (Bader) Maire in Monticello, Iowa.

On Oct. 10, 1961, he married Margaret I. Metcalf.

He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees divi-sion from 1951 to 1954. He attended the University of Iowa, where he received a de-gree in civil engineering. He was a longtime employee of Plote Construction Inc. as an estimator.

Survivors include four sons, Paul Maire, Bloomer, Wis., David Maire, Crystal Lake, Robert (Cynthia) Maire, Woodstock and Thomas (Kathy) Maire, Bellville, Wis.; four grandchildren, Jenna Maire, Cally Maire, Noelle Maire and Caden Maire; a brother, Stanley (MaryHelen) Maire; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife on March 31, 2015; his parents; and his broth-er, George (Marlene) Maire. A private service will be held.

Richard Ellis Lind M.D.Richard Ellis Lind M.D., 63, Woodstock,

died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at Indiana Uni-versity Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born Oct. 9, 1951, to Ellis and Viv-ian (Jenner) Lind, in Princeton.

He knew from an early age he wanted to pursue a career in medicine, graduating with a chemistry degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and later attending medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It was there he met his wife.

On June 12, 1976, he married Joanne Hoeft at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Naperville. He completed his surgi-cal residency and vascular fellowship at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Upon moving to Woodstock in 1983, he founded Surgical Associates of Fox Valley in Crystal Lake. He will be remembered for the kind and compassionate care he gave his patients. He was a member of the medi-cal staff at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock, Centegra Hospital-McHenry and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington. During his 33 years as a physician, he has served as president of the medical staff, chief of surgery

and chief trauma director at both Centegra Hospital-Woodstock and Centegra Hospital-McHenry. He was a hospital board member and chairman of the cancer committee.

A devoted father, he attended his four sons’ sporting events throughout their school years, rarely missing a game despite a rigorous schedule. He enjoyed rooting for Chicago sports teams as well. He took pleasure in working in his garden and loved music, play-ing the piano and trumpet.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Thomas (Karlyn) Lind, Michael (Jennifer) Lind, Timothy Lind and Jeffrey Lind; his mother; a brother, Donald (Susan) Lind; a sister, Denise (James) Guinn; and 17 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father; his in-laws, Walter and Sophia Hoeft; and a sister, Diane Nyman.

The visitation and funeral Mass were Oct. 2 and 3 at The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry, with the Rev. Robert Sherry pre-siding. Interment was at the Church of Holy Apostles Cemetery.

Donations may be made in Dr. Lind’s name to The Church of Holy Apostles c/o Family Faith Formation Center, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050 or at www.thechurchofholyapostles.org, or to Family Health Partnership Clinic, 401 E. Congress Parkway, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 or at www.hpclinic.org/get-involved/donate.

Arrangements were made by Colonial Fu-neral Home and Crematory, McHenry.

Gene H. HildebrandtGene H. Hildebrandt, 87, Watertown,

Wis., formerly of Woodstock, died Tues-day, Sept. 29, 2015, at Heritage Homes, Watertown.

He was born on July 7, 1928, to Paul and Ella (Schmarje) Hildebrandt, in Woodstock.

He was a 1946 graduate of Woodstock High School.

On Oct. 1, 1949, he married Mildred Fischer at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Woodstock.

He died two days before his 66th wedding anniversary. The couple had five children. In 1960, the family moved to Hustisford, Wis., where he purchased the family farm. He la-bored on that land with his sons and three grandsons until his retirement in 1991. He was proud to say that his farm was family owned and operated.

He loved sweets and was a hard-work-

ing family man who always treated all members of the opposite sex – even cows – with the utmost respect. He was an active member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Lebanon and served on the Farm Bureau and the Hustisford Public School Board. He will be dearly missed.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Hil-debrandt; four children, Alvin (Karen) Hildebrandt, Wanda (Harland) Altreuter, Roger (Fay) Hildebrandt and Kevin Hildeb-randt; eight grandchildren, Jason (Court-ney), Jared (Tiffany), Ryan (Gina), Aaron (Becca), Ty, Brett, Kam (Matt) and Dana (Jon); 12 great-grandchildren, Ariona, Tian-da, Chellie, Treyton, Nolan, Aubrey, Greta, Luke, Mackenzy, Keagan, Cooper and Rae-lynn; a brother, Glenn (Deloris); and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, three sisters and two brothers.

Memorials can be made to St. Peter’s Lu-theran Church or a charity of choice.

The visitation was Oct. 2 at Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home, Watertown, and the funeral was Oct. 3 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Lebanon with the Rev. Douglas Bergelin presiding. Burial was at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lebanon.

Reinhart F. RaboltReinhart F. Rabolt, 84, rural Harvard, died

Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born on Oct. 19, 1931, to Reinhart and Anna (Orsolits) Rabolt.

On July 26, 2008, he married Mary Alice Bernardin.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Ko-rean War.

He was a Banker at JP Morgan for more than 37 years, retiring as a vice president at the company. He lived in Murrells Inlet, S.C., before moving to the Harvard area in 2004 to be with his wife. He was loved and will be missed.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Ken (Marilyn Dam) Rabolt, Robert (Sheri Kelly) Rabolt and Steve (Linda) Rabolt; five grand-children, Sara Rabolt, Brett Rabolt, Dan (Laila) Rabolt, Katy Rabolt and Andrew Rabolt; and a sister, Margaret Rodgers.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Eleanor Rabolt; and his brother, Ignatz Rabolt.

Services were private.Memorials may be made to either The

Wounded Warriors Project or to the Salva-tion Army.

Nancy I. WilsonNancy I. Wilson, 79,Woodstock, died Fri-

day, Oct. 2, 2015, at Kindred Hospital, Syca-more, surrounded by her family.

She was born Jan. 26, 1936, to Roy and Flora (Freeman) Thompson in Woodstock.

On Sept. 3, 1958, she married Frank J. Wilson in Belvidere. Together they celebrated 48 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on May 9, 2007.

She was a member of the Illinois Bell Pio-neers, having worked for Illinois Bell Tele-phone Company for many years. She was a member of the weaver’s guild, and she taught many classes on sewing and quilt-ing. She was an avid weaver, quilter, knitter and spinner. She also enjoyed cooking. Her greatest joy in life was her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include three daughters, Deb-bie Randels, Suzanne Draffkorn-Sturlis and Cheryl (Dan) Johnson; a son-in-law, Jim Kiefer; nine grandchildren, Jenny (Tim) Tierney, Jeff Kiefer, Becky (Ryan) Whiting, Amy (John) Green, Sarah (Antonio) Lerias, Joe Draffkorn, Katie Draffkorn, Courtney (Tony) Gonnella and Emily Draffkorn; seven great-grandchildren, Emma Lerias, Elisa Le-rias, Eliana Lerias, Elijah Lerias, Ava Green, Kaela Tierney and Daniel Tierney; a broth-er, Richard (Charlotte) Thompson; a sister, Mary Ellen Perry; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Ricky Wilson; and a daughter, Wanda Kiefer.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Visitation will continue at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, until the funeral at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery, Woodstock.

Memorials can be made to Valley Hi Nurs-ing Home, 2406 Heartland Road, Wood-stock, IL 60098.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710 or visit our website at www.slmcfh.com.

Cynthia Lynn Neff, 42, 1450 Com-mons Drive, Woodstock, was charged Sept. 16 at her home with aggravated assault, reckless conduct, disorderly con-duct and resisting a police officer. Neff was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was set for Nov. 16.

Alexander Gorden Jensen, 25, 1160 Pond Point Road, Woodstock, was charged at his home Sept. 19 with two counts of domestic battery and criminal damage to property. Jensen was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Of-fice. Bond and court date are to be set.

Bradley P. Smith, 724 Wheeler St., Woodstock, was arrested on Sept. 22 at

656 Lake Ave. on an outstanding warrant from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear. Smith posted $500 bond. Court date was set for Oct. 1.

Jose Juan Quintero, 26, 3521 Palm-er St., Chicago, was charged Sept. 25 with failure to register a new address as a sex offender at 132 W. Willow Ave. Quintero was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was to be set.

Christian R. Sowers, 19, 148 Bagley St., Woodstock, was charged Sept. 27 with no driver’s license and uninsured mo-tor vehicle in the 1100 block of Lake Ave. Sowers postede $150 bond. Court date was set for Nov 5.

Kesala Michele Riley, 36, 339 Short St., Woodstock, was charged Sept. 27 with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over, disregarding a stop sign, no proof of insurance and illegal transpor-tation of alcohol. Riley posted $100 and

her driver’s license as bail. Court date was set for Nov. 5.

POLICE BLOTTER

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

STREET SMARTS

Average gas price

$2.56 /GAL.

Reflects average price of regular unleaded gasoline at Woodstock gas stations the morning of Oct. 5.

.00

The city of Woodstock’s 2015 street mainte-nance and resurfacing program is underway.

The concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk removal and replacement work began in early September. This is to be followed by pavement patching, milling, repairs and re-surfacing.

When completed, a total of approximately 4 miles of roadway will be resurfaced. Ap-proximately 90 percent of the street restriping has already been completed, according to

the city. The remainder of the striping will be completed in late October after the re-maining resurfacing work is finished.

6 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTOct. 7-13, 2015

CHERYL WORMLEYPublisher, Co-OwnerPAUL WORMLEY

Co-OwnerKATELYN STANEKManaging Editor

THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

Woodstock, IL 1987

THE EDITORIAL BOARDCheryl Wormley Katelyn Stanek Sandy KucharskiStephanie Price

If you were anywhere in the vicinity of Woodstock last week, you knew it was homecoming season.

It wasn’t just the weather, which has finally turned, or the football, which didn’t really go as planned for either the Blue Streaks or the �under. It was bonfires, parades, pep rallies, dances and so much more.

Homecoming is a rite of passage for high-schoolers and a nostalgic tradi-tion for alumni, who sometimes return to their old stomping grounds to meet with friends and cheer on their football teams. But it also requires spirit from the wider community.

�at means closing off the Square for the Woodstock High School homecom-ing parade and finding adults to watch over student dances and bonfires. It means photos will be snapped and storefront windows will be covered in paint.

In Woodstock, a week of festivi-ties centered around board game and Hollywood themes. Floats or signs decorated by students made their way around parade routes downtown and at Woodstock North High School’s football field. �e annual “spirit week,” which featured costumes, captured plenty of attention (including a tractor parked at WHS on “country day”).

Homecoming is all about school and team pride, but there’s pride to be had for the entire community that wel-comes back students past and present with such enthusiasm. So welcome home, students, Streaks and �under. We’re proud to have you in the Wood-stock community.

Homecoming brings together more than just

students and grads

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Unwelcome in WoodstockOn Saturday, Sept. 26, I attended

the Woodstock Farmers Market on the Square. �e event is one of the great treasures of this commu-nity, and the weather was perfect. My companion and I sat down on a bench to enjoy the music, the smells, the atmosphere, which were all tantalizingly beautiful. Yet my enjoyment quickly turned to disappointment and disgust as I witnessed two police officers ap-proach three people on a bench a short distance away.

Having visited the Square many times as a town resident, I had met a couple of the three individuals and learned that they were homeless, and since this community, and the county of McHenry, do not offer shelter to those unfortunate souls who find themselves in want of a home to go to, they and the many in our community who share their fate often find themselves without any other alternative than to loiter in parks, at the train station and other outdoor places which of-fer the modest convenience of a

place to sit when they are tired.I saw that these three indi-

viduals were not doing anything different than my companion and I, along with several others who were enjoying a beautiful day in the park, were doing. Just sitting and visiting with friends and try-ing to take their minds off of life’s too-often stressful and troubling plight. Only their plight and their troubles are more immediate, and tangible, and their comforts far fewer.

I found myself watching as these police offers were obvi-ously harassing these three unfortunate people, though they were not committing any crime whatsoever. When two of the three reluctantly got up to leave, they passed by my bench and I asked them what had transpired. �ey said that the officers had ap-proached them and asked them if they could leave the Square until after the farmers market was over. �ey said they had pointed out to the officers that they were not doing anything different than the dozens of other people in the park, but they said the officers told them they could stay because

they were customers. In fact, not all the other people

in the park were paying custom-ers, nor was I a paying customer. Yet these poor people, who expe-rience far too much heartache in their lives, had two Woodstock police officers telling them they had to leave, because they were among the invisible people ap-parently the city of Woodstock wants to make sure aren’t seen.

Occasionally, unfortunately, there are ugly things to be seen in any community, and the sight of our community’s police force sin-gling out people just because they happen to be in need of resources is one of the ugliest to behold. Matthew 25:40 says, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

I ask, what is our community doing for those who find them-selves in want of shelter? Have we made room in our hearts to make room for those who are in need? Or do we ask that they go away so we do not have to be reminded of their plight?

Terry Kappel,Woodstock

QUOTABLE

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt


�e food at Northwestern Memo-rial Hospital was varied and looked appetizing for the most part. But I really didn’t eat much during my five-day stay following heart-valve repair surgery Sept. 21.

Last week, the hungries set in. Not just for any food, but for comfort food.

My sister Lois called to say she would come stay with me for a several days. I was delighted. “What should I bring?” she asked.

“You don’t need to bring anything,” I responded. “Just make macaroni and cheese.”

Note: My cholesterol is within the healthy range, so my heart-healthy diet can include such fare.

I watched as she melted real butter in a baking dish, added flour to make a roux. �en she added milk, heating the mixture in the microwave until it was a smooth, delicious-looking white sauce. Plenty of cheddar cheese was added. After the elbow macaroni was sufficiently cooked, she mixed it all together and slipped it in the oven.

She didn’t need a recipe. She cooked like our mother, who seldom used a recipe for frequently made dishes. �e proportions were in her head. She just added this and that, and ta-da, she took the most delicious smell-

ing and perfectly baked macaroni and cheese from the oven.

�ere aren’t words to describe how good it tasted. I hadn’t eaten more than a few bites of food per meal for more than a week. Yet I took a second serving.

While I was finishing the first healing-generating meal of comfort food, Lois asked, “What would you like for lunch tomorrow?”

“Your homemade pizza,” I replied.So the following morning, I watched

as she made the yeast-risen dough for the crust. She mixed tomato sauce and paste for the pizza sauce.

“Do you have Italian seasoning?” she asked.

I didn’t, so she made her own from oregano, pepper, garlic powder and other spices she found in my cup-board.

Her pizza comforted me so. I fol-lowed it with a great nap.

Lucky me, there was more comfort food to come. Denise Graff Ponstein

offered to come over and bring me something. Instead of walking in with an already blended soup, she came with all the ingredients to make pasta fagioli. A bit of background is ap-propriate. As you know, Denise and I started �e Independent in 1987 and worked together for 18 years. Mondays were always the busiest day, so we instituted “Soup Mondays” so the staff would have a nutritious noon meal. One of the staff’s and my favorites was Denise’s pasta fagioli.

Denise brought the recipe and went to work chopping celery, onions and carrots and squeezing garlic in a garlic press. It was therapeutic. Another of my favorite comfort foods was being prepared right before my eyes. Finally, I had a comfort-food recipe to share with all of you.

Pasta Fagioli – Recipe of Denise Graff Ponstein

First published in �e Woodstock Independent Dec. 29, 2004

2 tablespoons olive oil1 pound Italian sausage – can be

either sweet or spicy1 tablespoon basil1 tablespoon oregano1 teaspoon thyme2 medium carrots - chopped

2 ribs celery –chopped1 medium onion – chopped4 cloves of garlic – choppedKosher salt and fresh ground pepper

to taste1 15-oz. can white beans, drained

(great northern or cannelloni)1 15-oz. can light red kidney beans,

drained2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes1 15-oz. can tomato sauce12 ounces of V-8 juice3 15-oz. cans chicken broth1 ½ cups ditalini or other small pasta

1. Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, brown the sausage.

2. Add the vegetables and spices and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

3. Add the remaining ingredients except the pasta and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for an hour.

4. Cook the pasta in another pan un-til al dente. Add to the soup. Ladle into bowls and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Crusty bread is a good accom-paniment.

Comfort food had me feeling much better and looking forward to my next evening meal, which was – meatloaf.

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The amazing healer – comfort food

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Declarations

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Unions want more while taxpayers do

with lessA reporter once asked the 20th

century’s most influential labor leader, John L. Lewis, what does or-ganized labor want?

His response: “More.”It’s a great rejoinder, but it’s a lousy

premise to go into all negotiations. Sometimes there isn’t “more” to give.

For example, Illinois is the fiscal basket case of the nation.

We have racked up more than $111

billion in pension debt, spending is outpacing rev-enues, basic state services are being cut and we’ve gone 13 weeks without a budget.

So what does state government’s largest union want?

More.Lots more.Even though

their contract with the state expired July 1, they want pay hikes.

Pardon me, but vendors to the state’s veterans homes say they are going to stop delivering food, be-cause they aren’t getting paid,

�e state lacks a budget and can’t pay hospital bills for its employees on time.

Landlords are threatening state of-fices with eviction for unpaid rent.

And Secretary of State Jesse White

publicly stated recently he’s con-cerned about electricity being cut off at the Capitol because the power bill hasn’t been paid.

Now that’s broke.And yet, the American Federa-

tion of State, County and Municipal Employees filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking “step pay raises” and automatic promo-tions for employees.

Even though their contract has ex-pired, a new one hasn’t been reached and the state is flat-out broke, they believe they should get a pay hike and they are asking a cherry-picked, union-friendly judge to order just that.

By the way, state workers have traditionally received step increases, automatic promotions and across-the-board raises.

Most folks in the private sector don’t receive “automatic” promo-tions. �eir promotions are earned, not given out based on seniority.

And for most folks working in the

private sector, pay increases are based on individual performance — not how long you’ve held onto a particular job and received “satisfac-tory” reviews.

Union bigwigs want the sacrifice to be borne by taxpayers — not their orga-nizations.

Many Illinois taxpayers are simply tapped out. �ey have seen a steady exodus of jobs and neighbors to more prosperous states. And yet, union chiefs want your taxes to pay for benefits most of us can never hope to receive.

Worse yet, union bosses are imperil-ing the very state their members are supposed to serve by demanding more while many taxpayers are making do with less.

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Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse report-er and a journalist with Illinois News Net-work, a project of the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at [email protected]. Readers can subscribe to his free political newsletter by going to IlNews.org or follow his work on Twitter @scottreeder.

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EducationSchool traditions signal homecoming week

The Woodstock High School Blue Streaks mascot makes its way down Dean Street Oct. 2 during the homecoming parade. PHOTO: ALEX VUCHA

Parades, gatherings and — what else? — football mark annual festivities


It was a week full of costumes, bon-fires, parades and football as Wood-stock and W o o d s t o c k North high schools cel-ebrated spir-it week and homecoming.

For Wood-stock High School, the theme for this year’s home-coming was “board games,” which was re-flected in the floats in the Oct. 2 afternoon homecoming parade on the Square. Floats adorned with giant game pieces and a gigantic Battleship – inspired by the game itself – traveled along the pa-rade route from the high school to the Square and back.

Families parked their cars on the

Square, many opening back hatches of SUVs so their younger children could sit and watch as the students marched by. �e parade entries included the parade marshal Bill Donato, the Blue Streaks band, cheerleaders, football teams, soc-cer players, cross-country runners and members of the homecoming king and queen court.

“We’re supportive of the Streaks,” said Woodstock mom Darcy Kniola, who brought along her young sons, dressed in their own blue football jerseys, and their friends to watch the parade. “My niece is

a cheerleader and my friend’s son is on the football team.”

�e �under celebrated with a Hol-lywood-themed spirit week and home-coming celebration. Like their crosstown rivals, Woodstock North students partici-pated in the annual homecoming window painting, and costume dress-up days that included a Spirit Week Kickoff Assembly Sept. 25 to get students pumped up about the upcoming festivities.

“Our big celebration is really the bon-fire we held Wednesday night,” Wood-stock North Principal Brian McAdow

said. �e �under held a parade on the

Woodstock North track after school re-leased Friday. �e parade included fall sports teams and student organizations, and students marched with spirit boards. �e 2015 homecoming spirit stick was awarded to the senior class.

Both schools held homecoming dances Saturday, Oct. 3.

In their homecoming football matches, Woodstock North fell to Hampshire 34-24. �e Blue Streaks lost to Prairie Ridge 63-6.

The Woodstock North Thunderbird strikes a pose the night of Oct. 2 dur-ing the Thunder’s homecoming game against Hampshire. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER

“Our big celebration is really

we held Wednesday night.”

— Brian McAdow, Woodstock North

principal

9Oct. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTEDUCATION


A & EFolk duo to perform unique blend of songsFour Shillings Short uses more than 30 instruments in its concerts


�e husband-and-wife duo of Four

Shillings Short will bring their ensem-

ble of more than 30 instruments to

perform at the Unity Spiritual Center

of Woodstock.

�e Celtic, folk and world music pair

is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Sat-

urday, Oct. 17, at the Unity Spiritual

Center, 225 Calhoun St., Woodstock.

�e duo last appeared in Woodstock in

2012, and are traveling from their cur-

rent home in California for the upcom-

ing concert, which will include songs

from their latest CD, “Blow Ye North

Winds Blow.”

“�is is going to be something peo-

ple aren’t going to see very often,” said

Keith Johnson, director of Off Square

Music, which is presenting the show.

“One of the things about their shows

is the variety of instruments they use.

Christy is a very accomplished sitar

player. You just don’t see a sitar played

very often.”

Johnson said Christy Martin is an ex-

cellent singer and her husband, Aodh

Og O’Tuama, originally from Cork, Ire-

land, is accomplished on a variety of

instruments.

“You just don’t see a lot of people do-

ing the kind of show they are doing,”

Johnson said.

Four Shillings Short performs tradi-

tional music from the Celtic lands on a

wide array of instruments that include

a sitar from India, a doumbek from

Morocco, a Renaissance krumhorn,

hammered and mountain dulcimers, a

mandolin, tin whistles, medieval wood-

winds, bodhran, bowed psaltery, uke-

lele, banjo and guitar. �ey have been

touring the United States and Ireland

since 1997, and perform 150 concerts

every year.

Over the years, the duo has released

12 recordings. Martin and O’Tuama

live as full-time troubadours, traveling

from town to town performing at mu-

sic festivals, theaters, performing arts

centers, folk societies, libraries, house

concerts and schools.

O’Tuama grew up in a family of po-

ets, musicians and writers. He received

a degree in music from University Col-lege Cork in Ireland and received a

fellowship from Stanford University

in California in Medieval and Renais-

sance performance. He plays multiple

instruments and sings in English, Gael-

ic and French.

Martin grew up in a family of musi-

cians and dancers. She studied North

Indian sitar for 10 years, began playing

the hammered dulcimer in her 20s and

has studied with many leading musical

instructors. She sings in English, Irish,

Spanish and Sanskrit.

Suggested donation for the concert

is $12. More information about the

concert is available at offsquaremu-

sic.com. Reservations can be made by

contacting Johnson at 815-338-5164

or by email at offsquaremusic@gmail.

com.

Aodh Og O’Tuama, left, and Christy Martin, known as the duo Four Shillings Short, are shown with several of the instruments they will play in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Unity Spiritual Center. COURTESY PHOTO

FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT

When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17Where: Unity Spiritual Center, 225 Calhoun St.Admission: $12 suggested donationReservations: 815-338-5164 or [email protected]: offsquaremusic.com


WOODSTOCK’S ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTSThe Entertainer

MUSICLIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SOct. 9, 16, 6 p.m.Woodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.FreeOct. 9: Tricia Alexander will perform.Oct. 16: Suzy Schwartz will perform.

OPEN MIC NIGHTOct. 9, 23, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. $3 donationoffsquaremusic.org815-338-5164Open Mic is sponsored by Off Square Music. Various artists will perform in 15-minute slots.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETOct. 10, 13, 17, 9 a.m. to noonWoodstock SquareFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.org.Performers include: Oct. 10 – Bob Palmer at 9 a.m.; Mary Lai at 10 a.m.; Sue Fink at 11 a.m.; Oct. 13 – Courtney Amanda at 9 a.m., Mark Hobbs at 10:30 a.m.; Oct.17 – Andrew Sedlak at 9:00 a.m.; Sam Jones at 10 a.m.; Pam Kaye at 11 a.m.

STAGE LEFTOVERSOct. 14, 28, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. FreeThe Stage Leftovers, consisting of Rich Prezioso, Joe Pesz, Brian Murphy, Laurel Palma, George Koester, Pete Jonsson and Les Urban, will perform.

TRIPLE BILL CONCERTOct. 16, 7:30 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.$15 donationunitywoodstock.org815-382-5264Tricia Alexander, Lori Gray Muligano and Ken Johnson will each perform indi-vidually and collectively in a wide variety of musical genres.

JAZZ JAMOct. 16, Nov. 6, 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.

FOUR SHILLINGS SHORTOct. 17, 8 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.$12 donation815-382-5264unitywoodstock.orgChristy Martin and Aodh Og O’Tuama will perform Celtic, folk and world music.

KOZMOct. 23, 8 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$25 adult, $18 students and senior citi-zens815-338-5300Guitarist Tom Farrell and violinist Javier Orman will perform a fusion of Latin, classical, flamenco and rock.

» THEATER‘HELIUM’Oct. 8, 10, 17, 7 p.m.Oct. 10, 2 p.m.Woodstock High School501 W. South St.815-338-4370$10 adults, $5 students“Helium” is an uplifting story of a creative chemistry teacher who braves the trials of aging.

‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE’Oct. 16, 22, 24, 7 p.m.Oct. 17, 24, 2 p.m.Woodstock High School Casolino Black Box Theater501 W. South St.$10 adults, $5 students815-338-4370Tennessee Williams’ classic tale of a South-ern woman living in poverty in St. Louis with her son and daughter and the effect she has on their lives.

‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’Oct. 9, 16, 8 p.m.Oct. 10, 17, 8 p.m.Oct. 11, 18, 3 p.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$24 adult, $21 students and senior citizens815-338-5300$60 season package (includes three WMTC shows)Mel Brooks’ legendary comedy about Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson will be presented on stage.

» SPOKEN WORDSPOKEN WORD CAFÉOct. 10, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 815-382-5264Professional and amateur storytellers will share tales with the audience.

» LECTURE

CREATIVE LIVING SERIESOct. 15, 10 a.m.Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$24815-338-5300Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of the PBS series “Masterpiece” and “Mystery” will reveal secrets from behind the scenes.

» MOVIESPreviews of films currently playing at the Woodstock Theatre unless otherwise noted.

‘THE MARTIAN’On a manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a vio-lent storm and left behind by his crew. He’s alone and stranded on Mars, trying to find a way to signal Earth for a rescue. “The Mar-tian” is directed by Ridley Scott (“The Good Wife”) and stars Matt Damon (“Good Will Hunting”) and Jessica Chastain (“The Help”).RATED PG-13, 141 MINUTES

‘SICARIO’A government task force enlists an FBI agent to aid in the war on drugs at the U.S. border of Mexico. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (“In-cendies”) “Sicario” stars Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada”) and Josh Brolin (“No Country for Old Men”).RATED R, 121 MINUTES

‘HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2’Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half-human, half-vampire grandson to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel. “Hotel Transylvania 2” is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (“Hotel Transylvania”) and stars Adam Sandler (“Big Daddy”)and Andy Samberg (“Saturday Night Live”).RATED PG, 89 MINUTES

‘THE INTERN’Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s

cracked up to be. He becomes a senior in-tern at an online fashion site, founded and run by a young woman, Jules Ostin. “The Intern” is directed by Nancy Meyers (“The Holiday”) and stars Robert De Niro (“Meet the Parents”) and Anne Hathaway (“The Dark Knight Rises”). PG-13, 121 MINUTES

‘MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS’After having escaped the Maze, the Glad-ers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” is directed by Wes Ball (“Maze Runner”) and stars Dylan O’Brien (“Maze Runner” ) and Thomas Bro-die-Sangster (“Love Actually”). PG-13, 131 MINUTES

‘THE VISIT’A single mother finds that things in her fam-ily’s life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents. “The Visit” is directed by M. Night Shyamalan (“Signs”) and stars Olivia DeJonge (“The Sisterhood of Night”) and Ed Oxenbould (“Julian”). PG-13, 94 MINUTES

‘PAN’Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to Neverland, where he finds fun and danger and ultimately discovers his destiny – to become the hero Peter Pan. “Pan” is directed by Joe Wright (“Pride and Preju-dice”) and stars Hugh Jackman (“X-Men”), Levi Miller (“Great Adventures”) and Garrett Hedlund (“Troy”).RATED PG, 111 MINUTES

‘THE WALK’In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit re-cruits people to help him walk on a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers. “The Walk” is directed by Robert Zemeckis (“Cast Away”) and stars Joseph Gordon-Lev-itt (“500 Days of Summer”) and Charlotte Le Bon (“The Hundred Foot Journey”).PG, 123 MINUTES


MarketplaceAs population ages, estate sales begin to boom


Jim Mathey knew his parents,

Charles and Norine Mathey, spent

years attending yard and estate sales.

�e couple loved to buy collectibles,

but Jim Mathey had no idea how good

his parents were at “picking” until he

had to prepare their belongings for an

estate sale.

Jim Mathey, Woodstock, spent the

past six weeks combing through his

parents’ two-story farmhouse at 1030

Schuette Drive, preparing for the sale

which was held the first week in Oc-

tober. Charles Mathey passed away in

June. Norine preceded him in 2010. �e

couple lived in the home for more than

50 years, Jim Mathey said.

“�e quality of the stuff they bought

and collected really amazes me,” said

Jim Mathey, as he sat upon a bale of

hay Oct. 1 to take a break from the sale.

“My parents had pretty good tastes and

bought quality stuff. And my mom doc-

umented it all.”

Charles Mathey had a collection of

nine farm tractors. Five tractors were

for sale at the family’s estate sale, and

two had already sold by noon Oct. 1. Two

garages and the front yard of the prop-

erty were filled with old tools, farm and

garden equipment, automobile parts,

garden décor, an antique buggy seat,

American flags, a beer can collection

and box after box of other collectibles.

Inside the home, tables were filled with

old glassware, milk glass, china and serv-

ing pieces. �e kitchen was overflowing

with pots, pans and more collectibles.

Upstairs, one

bedroom was

dedicated en-

tirely to Christ-

mas decorations

and another

contained an-

tique furniture,

clothes and old

records.

“�is is 50

years’ worth of

collecting,” Jim

Mathey said.

“My mom and

dad liked this

stuff. �ey al-

ways watched

‘Antiques Roadshow’ on TV.”

Libby Humphrey, owner of Libby’s

Avenue, the McHenry auction company

that managed the sale, estimated up-

ward of 5,000 people walked through

the house and property on the first day

of the four-day sale, Oct. 1. By noon Oct.

2, another 2,000 people, many of them

pickers, had stopped by to search for

treasures and or a unique find.

Humphrey, who has been in the busi-

ness for 15 years, said there haven’t al-

ways been many estate-sale companies

in the area, but that business sector is

growing as a large segment of the coun-

try’s population ages.

“We are going through a time and pe-

riod where demand for our services is

going up because of the Baby Boomers

[getting older],” Humphrey said. “We’ve

been pretty much working nonstop [this

year]. Some of these sales take weeks to

prepare for.”

Humphrey also said, due to televi-

sion shows like “American Pickers,” col-

lecting and searching for antiques and

rare items at yard and estate sales is

now a popular pastime. Many shoppers

at the weekend sale held calculators,

took notes and were searching for price

comparisons on their phones.

“�e picking world flew out the win-

dow,” Humphrey said. “�is is where

they come – estate sales. People are out

there comparing prices.”

“This is where they come – estate sales. People are out there comparing prices.”

— Libby Humphrey,Libby’s Avenue

A shopper consults her notes while reviewing items at an estate sale Oct. 1 on Schuette Drive in Woodstock. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY STEPHANIE PRICE

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Of-fice Sept. 3 to 18:

Residence at 1022 S. Jefferson, Wood-stock, was sold by Nick and Carol Ciccotos-to, Woodstock, to Frederick and Nina Smith, Rainer, Minn., for $112,500.

Residence at 839 Wicker St., Wood-stock, was sold by Beatrice Meyer, Wood-stock, to Valerie Michonski, Woodstock, for $99,000.

Residence at 200 Meadow Ave., Woodstock, was sold by the Federal Na-tional Mortgage Association, Burr Ridge, to Hanna Puzzo, Woodstock, for $106,000.

Auto restoration building, 1900 Dun-can Place, Woodstock, was sold by 1900 Duncan Place LLC, Chicago, to Lukasik Prop-erties LLC, Woodstock, for $387,000.

Residence at 6820 Hiawatha Drive,

Wonder Lake, was sold by Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C., to Kelvin Jennings, McHenry, for $62,500.

Residence at 1290 Mitchell St., Wood-stock, was sold by Karl Schmelzer, Wood-stock, to Thomas Tockey and Lauren Palac, Woodstock, for $135,000.

Residence at 9615 Prairie Edge Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Kyle and Carlie Kuehn, Wonder Lake, to Brady and Tristi Stromquist, Wonder Lake, for $198,000.

Residence at 8910 Evergreen Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Sierra Investments LLC, Woodstock, to Lisa Galbraith, Wonder Lake, for $92,300.

Residence at 8411 Dorr Road, Won-der Lake, was sold by Gary Bergman, Ma-comb, to Diane Brzoska, Wonder Lake, for $61,500.

Residence at 746 Dona Court, Wood-stock, was sold by 901 Wicker Series of the Bunzity LLC, Crystal Lake, to Andrew and Brittany Klocek, Woodstock, for $141,000.

Residence at 508 West Kimball Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Robert and Virgina Arsenty, Ellsinore, Mo., to Phillip and Gayla Splinter, Woodstock, for $130,000.

Residence at 13619 Route 176, Woodstock, was sold by Lori Berthold, Marengo, to April Howard and Amy Lien-hard, Woodstock, for $270,000.

Residence at 4707 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Nancy To-maso, executor of the living will and trust of Charlotte Kurzeja, Woodstock, to Robertson Living Trust, Wonder Lake, for $78,000.

Residence at 9004 Highland Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Therese Maltz, Idaho Springs, Colo., to Michael Kuti and Kathleen Fallon, Wonder Lake, for $195,000.

Residence at 933 Wheeler St., Wood-stock, was sold by SJK Holdings I. LLC, Woodstock, to Latitude Group LLC, Crystal Lake, for $115,000.

Residence at 1059 Greta Ave., Wood-stock, was sold by Donald and Pamela Pat-terson, Elgin, to Hector and Adriana Rodri-guez, Woodstock, for $194,000.

Residence at 689 Silver Creek Road, Unit 16C, Woodstock, was sold by Andrew

Van Treeck, Wonder Lake, to Guadalupe Cruz, Woodstock, for $79,900.

Residence at 688 Verdi St., Wood-stock, was sold by The Ryland Group, Inc., East Dundee, to Sharon and James Jacob-son, Woodstock, for $232,430.

Residence at 3203 Pleasant Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Ernesto and Linda Devencia, Wonder Lake, to Dennis and Joanne Boylan, Cary, for $166,500.

Residence at 5109 Nimitz Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Shane Pertler, Spring Grove, to Mallory Wlasiuk, Won-der Lake, for $92,500.

Residence at 2900 Haydn St. Wood-stock, was sold by The Ryland Group Inc., East Dundee, to Carl Dominick, Wood-stock, for $283,605.

Residence at 701 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by North Shore Holdings Ltd., Chicago, to Mirta Sanchez, Woodstock, for $115,000.

Residence at 617 Handel Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Kathleen Dett-man, Woodstock, to Charles and Rebecca Kneedy, Woodstock, for $191,000.

10-unit apartment building, 730 N. Seminary, Woodstock, was sold by Bill and Sharon Tennison, La Valle, Wis., to Briar-Roger LLC, La Valle, Wis., for $717,330.

Lot on Pleasant Valley Road, Wood-stock, was sold by Allan and Deborah Stenstrom, Woodstock, to George Bright III, Streamwood, for $87,500.

Vacant equestrian building at 1310 Lamb Road, Woodstock, was sold by TJTJ LLC — 1310 Lamb Road, Woodstock, to Richard and Beverly Vlahos, McHenry, for $300,000.

Residence at 2202 Aspen Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Adan and April Hernandez, St. ,Peters, Mo., to Gerrardo Serrato, Woodstock, for $147,000.

Residence at 3712 East Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Alice Bieniarz, Barrington, to James and Diane Bieniarz, Rosemont, for $50,000.


CommunityBy STEPHANIE PRICE

The Independent

A revered Woodstock doctor passed

away after battling cancer.

Dr. Richard Lind, 63, died Sept. 27 at

the Indiana University Hospital in In-

dianapolis.

Lind was a surgeon and founded Sur-

gical Associates of Fox Valley in Crystal

Lake. He was a member of the medical

staff at Centegra hospitals in Wood-

stock and McHenry, as well as Good

Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.

Lind was also associated with the

Crystal Lake-based Family Health

Partnership Clinic, which provides

medical services to people who don’t

have health insurance. Suzanne Ho-

ban, executive director and founder of

FHPC said Lind was a supporter of the

clinic since it was founded 19 years ago.

“Dr. Lind and his partner Dr. [Amir]

Heydari would take all of our patients

who didn’t have insurance for surgical

consultation and surgery, if needed,”

Hoban said. “Dr. Lind never thought he

was doing anything unusual by caring

for all these uninsured patients. �ese

are people who would never have had

insurance if it hadn’t been for Dr. Lind.”

Retired surgical nurse Julie Farver

worked alongside Lind for 27 years at

Centegra Hospital. Farver described

Lind as a sweet, caring and very hum-

ble man who never lost his temper.

“He was just a nice, nice man,” Farver

said. “�is is a huge

loss. He cared very

deeply about every-

one. And we had a

lot of fun.”

Lind moved to

Woodstock in 1983.

Over the past 33

years, he served

as president of the

medical staff, chief

of surgery and chief

trauma director at

the Centegra hos-

pitals in Woodstock and McHenry.

He represented Centegra Hospital as

a board member and chairman of the

Cancer Committee.

Lind had four sons with his wife,

Joanne, to whom he was married for 39

years. Lind faithfully attended his sons’

sporting events throughout their school

years, according to his obituary. He also

enjoyed cheering for Chicago sports

teams and enjoyed working in his gar-

den, playing the piano and trumpet.

Born in Princeton, Ill., Lind attended the University of Illinois-Champaign

and later attended medical school

at the University of Illinois-Chicago,

where he met Joanne.

�e couple was married in June of

1976 in Naperville. Lind completed his

surgical residency and vascular fellow-

ship at the University of Iowa, Iowa

City, Iowa.

Lind is survived by Joanne; his sons,

�omas (Karlyn), Michael (Jennifer),

Timothy, and Jeffrey; his mother, Viv-

ian; brother Donald (Susan); sister, De-

nise (James) Guinn, and 17 nieces and

nephews.

Visitation for Lind was held Oct. 2 at

�e Church of Holy Apostles in McHen-

ry, and his funeral Mass was held at the

church on Oct. 3. Interment was at the

Church of Holy Apostles Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made in

Dr. Lind’s name to �e Church of Holy

Apostles c/o Family Faith Formation

Center 5211 W. Bull Valley Rd. McHenry,

IL 60050 or www.thechurchofholya-

postles.org or to Family Health Part-

nership Clinic 401 E. Congress Parkway,

Crystal Lake, IL 60014 or visit http://

hpclinic.org/get-involved/donate.

Healthcare workers remember Dr. Lind

IN BRIEF

Woodstock Theatre to screen Chester Gould movie

“Chester Gould: An American Origi-nal” will be screened at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St.

The viewing will be offered at no charge, courtesy of Classic Cinemas and Ahoj Productions, limited to the first 152 patrons.

The hour-long program originally aired on WTTW Channel 11 last Feb-ruary and has not been shown since. Immediately after the showing, Read Between the Lynes bookstore will host a discussion and DVD signing with the filmmakers at its new location, 111 Van Buren St.

The documentary is the result of years of research and production by Woodstock resident Tom Firak and his sons, Steve and John, and was made with cooperation from the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum Board. The museum, which operated in the Old Courthouse on the Woodstock Square for many years, is still active in online format at www.dicktracymuseum.com.

MCC to host fall job fairArea job-seekers are invited to at-

tend McHenry County College’s Fall Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fri-day, Oct. 30, in the gym/multi-pur-pose room in Building A, 8900 High-way 14, Crystal Lake.

The job fair is hosted in partnership with the McHenry County Workforce Network, the McHenry County Eco-nomic Development Corporation, State Sen. Pamela Althoff and State Rep. Bar-bara Wheeler. It will be open to MCC students and community residents and feature a wide range of jobs, including full-time and part-time opportunities and temporary positions.

More than 60 area employers will be accepting applications and answer-

ing questions about their job openings. Job-seekers should come dressed for success.

For a list of participating employers and information, visit www.mchenry.edu/job-fair or contact MCC career services at 815-455-8576.

MCDH offers low-cost rabies vaccination and microchipping

McHenry County Animal Control & Adoption Center will host a rabies vaccina-tion and microchip clinic from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at its Crystal Lake facility, 100 N. Virginia St., on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open

at 11 a.m. Animal control requests that no one come early or bring animals that are in heat. All pets must be leashed or in car-riers.

Rabies vaccinations will cost $10 for one year or $25 for three years. Registration tags are required by law. Discounts will be given to senior citizens with pets that have been previously spayed or neutered when purchasing registration tags. Microchips will cost $15.

Adoptions will be available for $80 and include age-appropriate vaccinations, spay-ing or neutering, FELV & FIV testing, micro-chipping, heartworm tests and free first vet-erinarian visits at participating veterinarians.

To view available pets, visit www.petfind-er.com.

‘Something to celebrate almost every day’

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

Olson Elementary School Principal

Diana Frisbie describes the teacher

in Olson’s deaf and hearing impaired

classroom as “phenomenal.”

�at teacher is Debbie Brown,

who has a hearing impairment her-

self. She has been teaching deaf and

hard-of-hearing children since 1992.

She taught for the Special Education

District of McHenry County for 16

years, has been a classroom teacher

for kindergarten through fifth grades

for most of her career, and joined

Woodstock School District 200 two

years ago.

“Our classroom is a place where

communication flows freely,” said

Brown. “It is a ‘safe’ place for children

to develop language and communica-

tion skills while learning academics. I

teach using sign language, voiced Eng-

lish, gestures and visual supports. �e

goal of this program is to teach lan-

guage and communication skills that

will allow the children to eventually

attend general education classes.”

“Most people think that a class of

deaf children is silent,” Brown contin-

ued. “�at is so far from reality! We are

loud and very busy. I sign and speak

everything I teach, but sometimes I

‘turn off’ my voice to develop their re-

sidual hearing and lip reading skills.”

Brown has several assistants in her

classroom. �ey are interpreters Diane

Espe and Melanie Williams, signing

associate Sandra Wright and speech-

language pathologist Karly Dziukala.

“One of the most magical times for

us is during whole school assemblies

in which the hearing students love

to watch the interpreters sign the

programs,” continued Frisbie. “Mrs.

Brown educates the rest of our staff

about her students’ communication

skills. She and her team ably address

the needs of a very special population

at Olson.”

“Many of the hearing children have

picked up sign language by watching

the interpreters,” said Brown. “Kar-

ly Dziukala and I started an after-

school sign language club for hear-

ing students which we are continuing

this year.”

Brown concluded, “Deafness is a dis-

ability that can be very isolating. My

students are beautiful, courageous,

hardworking children. �e best feel-

ing in the world is when I see the lights

come on in their eyes, when they truly

understand what I am teaching them.

�ere is something to celebrate almost

every day.”

HIGHLIGHT

News of recognitions and milestones can be sent to Janet Dovidio at [email protected].

Dr. RichardLind

14 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTOct. 7-13, 2015 COMMUNITY

WESTWOOD WEARS YELLOW

Westwood Elementary School staff members pose in their yellow T-shirts Sept. 30, part of an effort to support childhood cancer research and awareness. The school raised money through an Alex’s Lemonade Stand fundraiser. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER


It’s never too early to start planning for

spring cleaningI wish I were writing this in the

spring, which is when what I want to tell you about happens … but alas, I’m writing it in the waning days of warmer weather, trying to gear myself up for another winter. I even posted to my blog the other day something about what foods to eat to stay warm in winter. �ese winters get harder and harder, it seems. I console myself that it makes me tough. Ha!

So, thinking toward spring. How about springing into good health this

year? �is spring, that is. �at’s one of two classes I’m going to teach at McHenry County College in March 2016. I’d like to tell you a little about these classes, because they’re exciting to me, and I hope they will be to you. �ey are a consolidation and summary of what I have done with food over 45 years.

One class is pretty straightforward. I use what I have learned over all these years about eat-ing healthfully. I'll demonstrate how to prepare and stock a kitchen for healthy eating and how to structure a way of eating healthfully inspired by Middle Eastern foods. Each session includes a demonstration, tasting and recipes.

Spring Into Health: The Middle Eastern Way

In this class, clean up your own health

as part of your spring cleaning. In the first part of this class, I'll teach

how to prepare your kitchen and the best practices to help you create and maintain vibrant health and energy. Find out about an important new health concept called “nutrient density” and how you can create a nutrient-dense diet with Middle Eastern foods. Expand your thinking about the most important meal of your day — breakfast — and how to structure meals for the whole day.

Conscious Choices: Thinking About Food

�e second class is a little more phil-osophical. A lot of you may not know that I completed quite a bit of gradu-ate degree work, mostly in the fields of religion and the Bible. I’m fascinated by ritual, in particular by (you guessed it) food rituals. And my master's thesis was about meals in Genesis. So you see, my fascination with food has been lifelong, and I’ve thought about it in a variety of different ways. �is class will give me an opportunity to think out loud about my favorite topic

— food — and I hope I’ll learn a lot from participants’ comments in class discussions.

�is interactive class will help you view your food choices through differ-ent prisms. We will explore unique ways to think about food and why our choices are so important, especially as we grow older and wiser!

You’ll discover how conscious and unconscious choices about food inad-vertently express your worldview and values; learn to make conscious choices about foods we eat (and don't eat); find out how to derive more satisfaction from the food you eat; and how this process can influence every aspect of how you live your life, plus how this process can contribute to greater health and fulfillment.

Both classes are offered at MCC in March 2016, the first on Saturday afternoons, the second on Wednesday afternoons. I hope you’ll be able to join me!

Vegetating With Leslie

LeslieCook

COMMUNITY

» COLUMN

Leslie Cook is a blogger at vegetatingwith-leslie.com.

IN BRIEF

TLC hosting a fall tree and shrub sale

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is conducting a fall tree and shrub sale featuring various native plants includ-ing bur, white, red, swamp white and scarlet oaks, bitternut hickory, and several varieties of shrubs, ranging in price from $15 to $65.

The order deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 13, with tree pickup on Friday and Satur-day, Oct. 16 and 17. To order, visit con-serveMC.org, or call, 815/337-9502.

All trees and shrubs are container-grown by Glacier Oaks Nursery, Harvard.

SCVN to host breakfast fundraiser

Senior Care Volunteer Network will host its Gift of a Lift breakfast fundraiser at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Crystal Lake Country Club, 721 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m. The hot, plated breakfast is complimentary and visitors will be provided an opportunity to make a gift in support of SCVN. Door prizes and heartfelt stories about the seniors served will also be shared.

Reservations are requested by Oct. 19, at scvnmchenrycounty.org or by calling 815-455-3120.

City to host opening of park labyrinth

The city of Woodstock will host a grand opening for the labyrinth walking path phase of the Peace Park & Paths recre-ational and meditation area at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18. The park is located ad-jacent to Dick Tracy Way Park on Lake Av-enue near the Woodstock Police Station.

Peace Park & Paths is a unique public

project that began with a global and so-cial awareness garden seating area that opened a year ago, with students from Woodstock School District 200’s Challenge Corps contributing many aspects of the ini-tial development.

Bull Valley Garden Club researched, de-signed and contributed funds to add the labyrinth walking path as part of their com-munity outreach efforts. The chosen design originated on the Isle of Crete and has been

used as a natural meditative aid, as well as for entertainment and exercise, for over 4,000 years.

Both garden areas are wheelchair-acces-sible and will serve children and adults.

The labyrinth part of the project features an informational kiosk with details about the labyrinth and how to effectively explore the meditative space, as well as an inscribed seating area.

The project will continue with phase three

next spring to include original artworks by area artists representing the themes of peace and harmony.

The project reflects more than five years of planning and implementation efforts by the two community groups, as well as sup-port from the city’s public works and parks staff.

The city of Woodstock received a $10,000 grant from McHenry County Community Foundation for the collaborative endeavor.


Brazilian student taking part in exchange program

By JANET DOVIDIOThe Independent

�e Rotary Club of Woodstock is cur-rently hosting Matheus Colla, a 15-year old student from Tres de Maio, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. He is participating in the club’s youth exchange program.

When the Woodstock Rotary Club was first chartered in 1988, it immediately started its youth exchange program. �e club has sponsored an inbound exchange student every year since its inception. During recent years, the pro-gram expanded to included sponsorship of outbound students as well.

Matheus is the son of Marcelino and Janice Adriane Colla. His father is an ag-

ricultural engineer and university pro-fessor, while his mother is a civil attor-ney. His older brother studied in France last year as part of his local Rotary Club exchange program.

Matheus is attending Woodstock High School, studying U.S. history, food and nutrition, forensic science and physical education. He will stay in Woodstock un-til July 2016. He is currently living with Dave and Debbie Beattie, and will enjoy the hospitality of additional families throughout the year.

Lynn Fiala serves as the Rotary’s youth exchange coordinator. �e application process takes up to six months. It in-cludes a very detailed application from the student. Both the student and their parents submit an essay describing their family, school and activities. �ere also is a face-to-face interview with their home Rotary Club.

“Many Rotary members over the years have been touched by the exchange pro-gram,” said Fiala. “So many people have remained friends with past exchange students.

“Just this year we had an exchange student return for her 20th Woodstock High School reunion,” continued Fiala.

“She visited with all of her host families, her host brothers and sisters, and recon-nected with her high school friends. It is a life-changing experience, not only for the exchange student, but for everyone who has been touched by the program.”

Food pantry receives major donations

�e Woodstock Food Pantry was given two very generous donations in September.

Each year, the Woodstock Benefit Car Show chooses a local charity to benefit from this event. �is year, they chose the

Woodstock Food Pantry. Proceeds from this year’s show exceeded $5,000.

“�is money will go a long way towards supplementing our food donations and keeping our shelves stocked,” said Rick Budmayr, the pantry’s president.

Another generous gift came from Woodstock’s Alliance Contractors. �e company purchased a steer at the McHenry County Fair and covered all costs of processing the meat. Nearly 500 pounds of meat was delivered to the pantry on Sept. 19, ready for distribution.

“Again, we are extremely thankful for all the donations of food items and mon-ey, large or small, that help us to serve those in need,” said Budmayr. “�ese two donations have made a significant im-pact on our organization.”

�e food pantry is located at 1033 Lake St., adjacent to the Dorr Township Cen-ter. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

�e Woodstock Food Pantry is a not-for-profit corporation founded by reli-gious congregations in the Woodstock area to distribute food to people in need.

HIGHLIGHTS

News of recognitions and milestones can be sent to Janet Dovidio at [email protected].

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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;00 a.m. Sunday

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

FREE METHODIST


GRACE FELLOWSHIP


Wednesday

GRACE LUTHERAN

HERITAGE BAPTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION

Saturday

REDEEMER LUTHERAN

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

Saturday; 5 and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish)

(Spanish), 5 p.m. Sunday

THE BRIDGE CHRISTIAN


THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS


THE VINE


UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER


WOODSTOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Wednesday

WOODSTOCK BIBLE

p.m. Sunday

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7 | WEDNESDAY

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANDLELIGHT VIGILWoodstock Square6 p.m.mchenrycountyturningpoint.orgThe vigil will celebrate survivors and honor victims of domestic violence.

GET GLOWING FROM THE INSIDE OUTUnity Spiritual Center of Wood-stock225 W. Calhoun St.7:15 p.m.815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgWellness coach Rosemary Morris will discuss the importance of tak-ing time out for pleasure.

8 | THURSDAY

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

‘HELIUM’Woodstock High School501 W. South St.7 p.m.$10 adults, $5 students815-338-4370See The Entertainer, page 11.

9 | FRIDAY

DINNER WITH ABRAHAMUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.4:30 p.m.815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgThe gathering includes meditation, a potluck dinner and a 90 minute videotape of Abraham-Hicks’ work-shop teaching the art of natural well-being.

SECOND FRIDAY WOODSTOCK SQUARE ART WALKWoodstock Square6 to 9 p.m.The art walk will include visual art displays, performing artists in local businesses and trunk sales.

LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SWoodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.6 p.m.expresslyleslie.comSee The Entertainer, page 11.

OPEN MIC NIGHTStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.7 p.m.$3 donationoffsquaremusic.org

See The Entertainer, page 11.

MARIAN HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAMEMarian Central Catholic High School1001 McHenry Ave.7:30 p.m.815-338-4220The Hurricane’s will celebrate their homecoming football game.

‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’Woodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.$24 adult, $21 students and senior citizens8 p.m.See The Entertainer, page 11.

10 | SATURDAY

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgThe market features a variety of food and craft items produced di-rectly by the vendors.See The Entertainer, page 11.

HABITAT RESTORATIONDufield Pond11418 McConnell Road9 a.m. to noon815-337-9315Individuals, students, small groups and families with children older than age 6 can participate in re-storing native habitat at the conser-vation area.

FAMILY DISCOVERY DAYRyder’s Woods651 Kimball Ave.9 a.m.The Land Conservancy will lead a guided hike discussing oak trees in the fall.

WOODSTOCK MODEL RAILROAD GROUPWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.9 a.m. to noon815-338-0542The monthly meeting of model railroad enthusiasts is open to the public. Scenery techniques will be discussed.

HOWL-O-WEEN COSTUME PARADEBull Valley Dog Park11114 Country Club Road1 p.m.815-459-4833A costume event for dogs will be held rain or shine for members and non-members. Prizes will be awarded.

‘HELIUM’Woodstock High School501 W. South St.2 and 7 p.m.$10 adults, $5 students815-338-4370See The Entertainer, page 11.

SPOKEN WORD CAFÉ

Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7 p.m.815-382-5264See The Entertainer, page 11.


11 | SUNDAY

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

RESTORATION WORK DAYYonder Prairie14401 Trinity Court10 a.m. to 1 p.m.conservemc.orgThe Land Conservancy will host a work day to clear invasive species from a restoration site.

LADIES DAY OUTFUNDRAISERWoodstock VFW240 N. Throop St.10 a.m. Ladies can “shop til you drop” from a variety of vendors, and a 50/50 raffle will be held, to benefit the Woodstock Food Pantry, The Sal-vation Army, and VFW Post 5040.


12 | MONDAY

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

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

COFFEE WITH THE CHIEFWoodstock Police Department656 Lake Ave.7 p.m.K-9 Unit Sergeant Daniel Paten-

aude of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will bring his K-9 partner, Bo, and a present a dem-onstration of his capabilities.

13 | TUESDAY

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgSee Oct. 10 and The Entertainer, page 11.

OFFSIDES CRUISE NIGHTOffisdes Sports Bar & Grill680 S. Eastwood Drive6 to 9 p.m.815-334-8700Classic cars will be on display at the restaurant.

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

14 | WEDNESDAY

WOODSTOCK LIONS CLUB MEETINGMain Street PourHouse214 Main St.6:30 p.m.815-236-4759

STAGE LEFTOVERSStage Left Café125 Van Buren St. 7:30 p.m.See The Entertainer, page 11.

15 | THURSDAY

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

CREATIVE LIVING SERIESWoodstock Opera House121 Van Buren St.10 a.m.$24815-338-5300See The Entertainer, pg. 11.

16 | FRIDAY

AUTUMN DRIVERural Woodstock and Marengo16105 Garden Valley Road9 a.m. to 5 p.m.autumndrive.netTwenty-two rural locations between Woodstock and Marengo will be open offering antiques, produce, arts and crafts, and flea market-style shopping. Maps are avail-able on the website.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP

Family Alliance2028 N. Seminary Ave.1 to 2:30 p.m.815-338-3590An open support group meeting will be offered for anyone giving care to an older person.

LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SWoodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.6 p.m.expresslyleslie.comSee The Entertainer, page 11.

‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE’Woodstock High School Casolino Black Box Theater501 W. South St.7 p.m.$10 adults, $5 students815-338-4370See The Entertainer, page 11.

TRIPLE BILL CONCERTUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun St.7:30 p.m.unitywoodstock.org815-382-5264See The Entertainer, page 11.

JAZZ JAMStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.8 p.m.815-337-1395 $5 donationSee The Entertainer, page 11.


17 | SATURDAY

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgSee Oct. 10 and The Entertainer, page 10.

FREE TIRE RECYCLING EVENTMcHenry County Administration Building667 Ware Road8 a.m. to noon815-334-4585mcdh.infoTires will be accepted free of charge from McHenry County residents and farms. Preregistration is required.

AUTUMN DRIVERural Woodstock and Marengo16105 Garden Valley Road9 a.m. to 5 p.m.autumndrive.netSee Oct. 16.

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22 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTOct. 7-13, 2015 SPORTS

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By MEGAN IVERSThe Independent

�e Woodstock North and Wood-

stock High School Co-op golf team

(3-9 overall; 1-3 Fox Valley Conference

Blue Division) heads into regional

competition this week with plenty of

warmup after three competitions last

week.

�e co-ed team, comprised of 13 golf-

ers from WHS and six from WNHS, in-

cluding 10 boys and three girls, defeated

Grayslake North Sept. 28 (174-179), and

dropped one to Grayslake Central (171-

163) on Sept. 29.

On Oct. 1, senior Jared Zientz and

freshman Evan Bridges both scored

an 87 to lead their team to an eleventh

place finish overall in the Fox Valley

Conference Blue Division.

“We didn’t think we played very well

at conference,” said 22-year head coach

J.C. Wise. “�ere was a tough wind. It

was a hard day to play golf and we didn’t

handle it well.”

On the girls side, junior Daniela Mi-

randa and sophomore Lynsie Pietrzak

finished with all-conference status in

the FVC girls meet on Sept. 30. Fresh-

man Kenna Miles finished one stroke

out of all-conference.

Per co-op rules, they can play in the

boys meets until they compete in female

tournaments. During the regular season,

they play with the boys and for the post-

season, begin playing in the female divi-

sion of season-end tournaments.

Wise will look for the players to bring

their “A” game for the respective boys

and girls IHSA regional tournaments

this week.

“We have to cut down on big numbers

and save some shots here and there,”

said Wise.

“Everyone needs to try and keep the

huge numbers out of it,” added Zientz.

“�at’s when a round can go bad. We

should do fine as a team.”

Zientz lauded the support of un-

derclassmen Bridges and sophomore

Brandon Gulli in helping improve the

team scores. He said their contributions

throughout the season point to a strong

future for the team. Gulli finished 37th at

conference with an 87.

“We have a lot of young people com-

ing through and putting up good scores,”

said Zientz.

Despite their tough record, Wise looks

for some regular season highlights to

fuel the team’s confidence. He noted the

team’s variety of playing levels as an op-

portunity for the program to develop in

the coming years. �e team will gradu-

ate just three seniors. “We play a lot of young kids, and for

us to win a match on the road [against

Johnsburg] was a nice accomplish-

ment,” said Wise. “In one match we

had one shoot even par 35 and another

shoot 38, two of their better rounds of

the year. To see the excitement from

their teammates for them shooting such

good numbers was a lot of fun to see.”

�e post season also marks Wise’s

last competitions as head coach for

Woodstock as he nears retirement. He

credits the dedication of the players,

their families, local coaches and espe-

cially assistant coach Brent Filetti for

helping make the program as success-

ful as it has been.

“Watching kids come in year after

year and seeing their appreciation for

the game and for some, their love for

the game, grow has been rewarding,”

said Wise. “My hope for the program

is to see more kids come out and play

golf, because it’s a great game — some-

thing they can play for a lifetime.”

�e boys side will play Tues., Oct. 6, at

the Crystal Lake South Regional Class

3A Regional at the Redtail Golf Club in

Lakewood. �e girls will host the Wood-

stock North Class A Regional at Oak

Grove in Harvard Wed., Oct. 7. Advanc-

ing players will compete Mon., Oct. 12,

in the Rockford East Boys Sectional and

Nazareth Girls Sectional.


Marian Central girls volleyball

team is setting itself up for a suc-

cessful playoff season.

�e Canes are 18-2 for the season,

having defeated McHenry in three

sets, 25-8, 24-26 and 25-12 on the

road Sept. 30.

Perhaps most notable this year,

on Sept. 1, the Lady ’Canes beat St.

Francis, the team that defeated them

in the super-sectionals last year and

advanced to earn one of four spots

in the state championships. St. Fran-

cis eventually won the state title last

year, which was the third consecu-

tive state championship win for the

team.

“It’s been a great year so far,” said

head coach Laura Watling. “Our

three seniors – Rachel Guistino, Alex

Kaufmann and Norah Cetera – play a

big role in leadership on and off the

court. All three are our captains.”

Marian has only lost twice this

year, falling first to Marist in three

sets Sept. 10. After defeating four

teams – Andrew, Marian Catholic,

Montini and York – in the Mother

MacAuley Preview tournament, the

Canes gave up a lead to New Trier

High School and eventually lost in

three sets Sept. 19, finishing third in

the tournament.

Watling attributed the team’s suc-

cess to the depth of skill and experi-

ence among her players, particularly

the juniors.

“We have a lot of girls who have

played at a high level in various

clubs,” Watling said. “�is is the ju-

nior class I’ve been waiting for.”

Just last week, Marian announced

one team standout, junior Sydney

Nemtuda, has agreed to play volley-

ball for Florida Atlantic University.

�e Hurricanes have worked their

way into super-sectionals the past

two years, after winning at both the

regional and sectional levels. Two

years ago, the team’s success was

somewhat of surprise, Watling said.

“Last year, I was not surprised,”

Watling said.

Regional play begins the last week

of October.

Golf team heads into regional play» GOLF WHS/WNHS

“We have to cut down on big numbers and save some shots here and there.”

— J.C. Wise, coach

THUNDER FACE WOLVES, LOSE 3-1

Woodstock North’s Mau-ricio Villanueva tries to fend off a Prairie Ridge opponent in the Thun-der’s 3-1 home loss to the Wolves Oct. 1. INDEPEN-DENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

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23Oct. 7-13, 2015THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTSPORTS

sophomores Carter Hansen (11th), Ty-ler Peake (17th) and Steven Cunning-ham (18th).

In the absence of their No. 1 run-ner, Luke Beatty, who was out of town for the weekend, the varsity boys fin-ished sixth in the red division. Top boys varsity finishers were seniors Travis Montalbano, 23rd (17:18.34), Donovan Chambers, 30th (17:26.82) and Spencer Stumpff, 32nd (17:27.91).

“We’re looking forward to the con-ference meet [Saturday, Oct. 17] at Veteran’s Acres,” said Fuller.

The next three meets that Wood-stock runs will be at Veteran’s Acres in Crystal Lake, known as the most challenging cross-country course in the state. Expecting some tough races at conference, Fuller said, “Where we live has some of the best competition in the state.”

Cross-country Continued from Page 24

Blue Streaks runner Kate Jacobs is poised to head to the state competition. INDEPENDENT PHOTO SANDY KUCHARSKI

STREAKS FALL TO PRAIRIE RIDGE

Blue Streaks volleyball players Amanda Gelasi, left, and Julia Langton leap in unison in Woodstock High School’s loss against Prairie Ridge Sept. 29. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER


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VOLLEYBALL

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The Marian volleyball team is on a roll

PHOTOS

Volleyball and soccer photos from WHS and WNHS

PAGES 22 & 23

GOLF

The Woodstock co-op golf team preps for regionals

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GRIDIRON SLUMPWoodstock’s high schools go 0-for-3 on the weekend

Blue Streaks quarterback Nathan Hogue takes on a Prairie Ridge defender in the Streaks’ 63-6 loss to the Wolves Oct. 2. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Streaks, Thunder fall on homecoming» FOOTBALL

By KATELYN STANEK

�e excitement of homecoming and a pair of enthusiastic, partisan crowds wasn’t enough to lift either varsity foot-ball team at Woodstock or Woodstock North Oct. 2.

�e Blue Streaks were supremely dominated by Prairie Ridge in a game that saw the Wolves hold WHS scoreless until the final seconds of the contest. �e game ended 63-6 in favor of the visitors, with junior quarterback Nathan Hogue running for the Streaks’ lone tally near the end of the game.

�e Fox Valley Conference Fox Divi-sion defeat moved the Streaks to 1-2 in conference play and 2-4 overall. �e loss came after a 20-14 road win over

Grayslake Central.�e Streaks next face Grayslake North

at home at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. �e Knights are 3-3 overall.

Thunder fall late to Hampshire�e �under varsity football team put

up a fight in their homecoming contest against Hampshire, leading at the half by a score of 16-14 in front of a raucous house Oct. 2.

By the end of the third quarter, how-ever, the Whip-Purs’ offense was begin-ning to prove too tough, with Hamp-shire up by 11 points. �e �under would shrink that gap by only one point, with the contest ending 34-24 in favor of the Whip-Purs.

�e loss moved WNHS to even on the season with an overall record of 3-3.

�ey travel to Grayslake Central to take on the Rams at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9.

Marian Central loses second consecutive game

By STEPHANIE PRICE

For the second consecutive week,

the Hurricanes returned home with a loss.

Marian Central Catholic fell 31-7 Oct. 2 in a road game against Niles Notre Dame High School.

�e ’Canes now stand 4-2 overall, having fallen to Joliet Catholic Acad-emy on the road the week prior. �ey started the season at 4-0, a record that

included a surprise upset over highly ranked Nazareth Academy. �e ’Canes have also come out on top in games against Crystal Lake South, McHenry and Marian Catholic.

�e varsity football team will look to regroup as they host St. Viator Fri-day, Oct. 9, at Harding Field for their homecoming matchup.

Woodstock North’s Brennen Ward sprints away from the Whip-Purs Oct. 2. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER

WHS runners stack up well at Pat Savage InvitationalCoach: Jacobs, Beattie are ‘looking good for state’

By SANDY KUCHARSKI

�e Woodstock High School cross-country team had runners score in top positions in several races at the 45th Annual Pat Savage Invitation-al meet hosted by Niles West High School, Skokie, on Oct. 3. Nearly 50 teams from the greater Chicagoland area participated in six separate rac-es. Each race was split into two divi-sions, the red division for 1A and 2A schools, and the white for 3A.

The combined boys and girls team of more than 50 WHS athletes has talent at the varsity level and shows promise for the upcoming years with strong finishes for both the boys and girls frosh/soph teams.

Junior streaks runner Kate Ja-cobs placed first overall in the girl’s varsity race with a time of 18:18.15. Jacobs, who was sidelined for the earlier part of the season with a hamstring injury, is back in the line-up and on course for a repeat run at the IHSA state finals in November.

“She and Luke [Beattie] are look-ing good for state,” said head coach Jay Fuller.

Jacobs’ win led the varsity girls team to a second place finish in the red division with the help of her teammates, senior Amy Zhang plac-ing 7th (19:46.78), sophomore Kayla Deegan placing 9th (20:01.55) and juniors Izzy Solberg 30th (21:20.85) and Emma Bateman 43rd (21:46.23).

The frosh/soph girls team topped the red division, garnering five of the six top places. Top finishers in-cluded freshman Julia Walsdorf (1st), Kylie Hagmann (2nd), Sydnie Heidtke (3rd), Lauren Wietermann (4th) and sophomore Abby Primus (6th).

�e boys ran to a second place fin-ish in the sophomore boys red divi-sion race led by freshman runner Ju-lio Arellano placing 1st (17:14.36) and sophomore Anthony �omas 2nd (17:15.91). Rounding out the top were

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