1May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

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‘The Vivian Maier Mystery’ to be screened at Opera House

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Sherwin-Williams to build, open store on Route 47

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OBITUARIES 5

OPINION 6

EDUCATION 8

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O B I T U A R I E S E N D Q U O T ECOMMUNITY 11

CALENDAR 14

CLASSIFIEDS 15

PUBLIC NOTICES 17

SPORTS 24

Maria De Zamorano, WoodstockNancy Kathleen Dunnett, WoodstockPhillip D. Meier, Woodstock

“... Once you get beyond 20 years, you’ve really lost an appreciable amount of the accuracy.”

– Paul Ruscko, page 4

Bob Hoadley to retire after 34 years in public works, parks

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Please see Wonder, Page 3

WHS principal leaving District 200 for Crystal LakeTafoya will become an assistant superintendent

By ELIZABETH HARMONThe Independent

Woodstock High School prin-

cipal Corey Tafoya will leave

Woodstock School District 200

at the end of the school year to

take an administrative position

with Community High School

District 155 in Crystal Lake.

Tafoya will become the asso-

ciate superintendent of educa-

tional services for District 155’s

four high schools effective

July 1. He replaces departing

administrator Mark Kovack,

who has accepted an associate

superintendent position with

Township High School District

211 in Palatine.

“It’s an interesting position,

and I’m really looking forward

to it,” Tafoya said. “I’ll be work-

ing with student services, cur-

riculum, instruction and also

with grants.”

Under Tafoya’s leadership,

WHS implemented a cum laude

program, increased enroll-

ment in Advanced Placement

courses, established its Fresh-

man Academy and improved

attendance and graduation

rates.

“I’ve always paid special

attention to curriculum, be-

cause I see our primary call-

ing is to prepare students for

Please see Principal, Page 3

IT’S A WIDE WORLD AFTER ALLWestwood Elementary School students explore the Wide World of Wonder

Third-grader Abby Foster looks to score in wheelchair (quad) rugby, one of several fun activities the students chose to partici-pate in at the Westwood Elementary School Wide World of Wonder event May 9. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY LISA KUCHARSKI

Bonds would refinance debt from the Woodstock Recreation Center

BY KATELYN STANEKThe Independent

�e city of Woodstock could sell

up to $900,000 in bonds to refinance

debt owed on the Woodstock Rec-

reation Center, a move officials said

would save the city about $200,000.

Under a proposed ordinance being

considered by the City Council, the

city would sell the 2003 debt certifi-

cates it used to purchase and expand

the recreation center on Lake Ave-

nue, issuing alternate revenue bonds

in their place and combining them

with another bond issued in 2005.

“We’re doing it in order to gain the

low interest rates that are out there

right now,” said Finance Director

Paul Christensen. “We feel it’s worth-

while doing this.”

Unlike general obligation bonds,

alternate revenue bonds are intend-

ed to be paid using defined revenue

streams, such as impact fees or mo-

tor-fuel taxes. If those sources fall

short, the city remains on the hook

for the difference. But Christensen

said the city is positioned to cover

the debt.

“�ere is no shortfall here,” he said.

“�is is about savings.”

In this case, impact fees and mem-

bership fees are among the sources

pledged to pay off the debt incurred

by the purchase and expansion of the

recreation center. �e city still owes

about $800,000 on the building.

�e ordinance would merge the

City makes move to issue alternate revenue bonds

Please see Bonds, Page 4

In its 15th year, Westwood students have a day to ‘learn in a new way’

By LISA KUCHARSKIThe Independent

After learning to maneuver her wheel-

chair, Mary Martin, a third-grader at West-

wood Elementary School, was ready to

roll. Teams were selected, the ball was put

in play and Mary and her classmates faced

off in a game of wheelchair (quad) rugby

– one of many activities the school’s stu-

dents experienced May 9 during the 15th

annual Westwood Wide World of Wonder.

“I signed up for this because it seemed

really fun and awesome,” Mary said. “I’ve

never been in a wheelchair before, like

this, but it’s been really cool.”

Mary and her peers each chose four

45-minute sessions to attend, picking ac-

tivities from a list that included games

and demonstrations like volleyball, golf,

skateboarding, slot car racing, antique

tractors, horses and donkeys, pet care,

crafting, theater, music and life on the

frontier.

Library media specialist and former

fourth- and fifth-grade teacher Mag-

gie Jensen said Wide World of Won-

der – a Disney-inspired day of festivi-

ties – came to life in May 1999, the first

year Westwood was an elementary

school. �e brainchild of former prin-

cipal Richard McDowell, Wide World of

Wonder was a result of his leadership

training and integration of the “Imagi-

neer” philosophy he learned from Dis-

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3May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTNEWS

City OKs Kishwaukee Valley zoning varianceBY LISA KUCHARSKI

The Independent

�e Woodstock City Council unani-

mously approved a zoning variation

for a prospective Woodstock family as

part of its consent agenda at the May

6 meeting.

�e variation was granted for the

residence at 1176 Kishwaukee Valley

Road to change the property from B4

office zoning to R1D single-family de-

tached residential. Petitioner Geoff

Corrado and his family, the hopeful

purchasers of the property, could not

obtain a mortgage for the house as the

zoning wasn’t residential.

“�e house that is currently there

on that lot is what we call ‘legal,

non-conforming,’” said Cort Carlson,

Woodstock’s director of Community

and Economic Development. “It was

allowed to exist, but it didn’t meet the

zoning requirements for that lot.”

In addition to the house, there is a

barn on the property. �e use of the

parcel was established prior to Wood-

stock’s 1979 zoning regulations.

�e Plan Commission held a public

hearing on the change of zoning April

24. No public comments were made

and no objectors were present.

Wonder Continued from Page 1

ney University in Buena Vista, Fla.

“He wanted to bring in the community

and have them share what they do, with

the kids, as an opportunity for some-

thing they may not normally see,” Jen-

sen said. “Here, we have kids that lived

in town who had never been close to a

horse before or a goat. Like today, we had

kids who learned skateboarding. We had

alums, kids who had been here at West-

wood, who came back as athletes in or-

der to get the kids excited about wanting

to do something and see, ‘this is what you

can do after you get done with middle

school.’ … We have all these people come

in and share.”

For several years, Dan Sauber, husband

of fourth- and fifth-grade teacher Kristen

Sauber, has brought wheelchairs for the

rugby experience.

“�e main point, really, is to get stu-

dents into wheelchairs and out of that

stereotype that, ‘�ere’s a guy in a wheel-

chair, and he’s hurt,’” Dan Sauber said.

“When you get into a wheelchair and you

get to start banging into other people, it

definitely brings out a different side of the

kids, and it’s fun. �e biggest part of it is

the exposure. �ere isn’t a lot of exposure

to wheelchair sports.”

Sauber has played the sport for the

“Chicago Bears” team in Addison for

about 10 years. �e team is sponsored

by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chica-

go. He said he has always enjoyed being

part of Wide World of Wonder to edu-

cate students about the sport and allow

them to play it.

“Where else can I bring eight chairs and

get 150 people in chairs playing and hav-

ing fun?” he said.

A faithful volunteer, Dave Brooks has

been a part of the annual event from the

start. Each year Brooks, a chief research

scientist for Oildri, brings authentic fron-

tiersman equipment, tools, lean-tos and

tepees for the “Roger’s Rangers” session.

He also dresses in period attire. He shares

stories around a campfire – at least, when

the weather permits the station to be held

outside – and has the students feel furs,

examine skilled beadwork and compete

in flint-sparking competitions.

“We have kids touch and feel the furs

so they get an understanding like, ‘oh, the

mink, the beaver, this is soft, this is coarse,’

and they can grasp the understanding of

the value that the fur had,” said Brooks,

a commander for a Boy Scout-like group

called Royal Rangers. “You give the kids

the opportunity. �ey’re always curious.”

Members of Sky High Volleyball,

Crystal Lake and Barrington, came out

for the day to teach their sport’s skills to

the students.

“We want to expose them to playing the

sport so they might play it when they’re

older,” said Sky High player and Wood-

stock High School freshman Georgia

Wicker.

“Especially when they’re so young, it’s

good to expose them to it,” added her sis-

ter Sophie, a Sky High player and sixth-

grader at Creekside Middle School. “Also,

it’s good to show the boys, since many

boys aren’t in volleyball because they

think it’s a feminine sport, but it’s not.”

�e Wicker sisters and teammate Lau-

ryn Hahn, also a Creekside sixth-grader,

said they came back to help because they

remembered and valued their Wide World

of Wonder experience when they attended

Westwood.

“It’s so great because kids can explore

other things outside of school that maybe

they weren’t interested in at first, but now

they can be because they learned more

about it,” Hahn said.

Volunteers with interesting activities

for students to learn about at next year’s

Wide World of Wonder can call the school

at 815-337-8173.

“It’s just a great opportunity for kids

to learn in a new way, not to just have

the book learning but have the chance

to experience the learning and explore

With animals allowed on campus for the day, fifth-grader Lily Ward had the chance to brush Capone, a Sicilian burro. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY LISA KUCHARSKI

Eric Kannenberg, third grade, learns to properly tee-off during the golfing session at Wide World of Wonder. IN-DEPENDENT PHOTO BY LISA KUCHARSKI

things,” Jensen said. “We want kids to

be innovative and creative. �is is their

way to see it, to touch it, to feel it, to

experience it.”

Police: Sex offender entered middle school property

Woodstock police said a man regis-

tered as a child sex offender unlawful-

ly entered the property of Northwood

Middle School May 7 after being asked

to pick up a child at the school.

Edward J. Johnson, 42, Woodstock,

was arrested without incident May 7

and charged with unlawful presence

within a school zone by a child sex of-

fender, a class 4 felony, according to

a statement from the Woodstock Po-

lice Department. In Illinois, child sex

offenders are prohibited from being

on school property unless it is for the

purposes of attending certain school-

related functions.

According to the release, Wood-

stock School District 200 employees

contacted the WPD after Johnson al-

legedly entered school property to

pick up a friend’s child, who is a stu-

dent at NMS. �e child’s family had

asked Johnson to pick up the student,

police said.

Johnson’s next court date is set for

Wednesday, June 4.

— Katelyn Stanek, The Independent

post-secondary life, whether that’s

college, career or the military,” Ta-

foya said.

Tafoya and his family will continue

to reside in Woodstock.

“Woodstock has been so good to

our family,” Tafoya said. “Our kids

have gone through the Woodstock

schools and next year, our daugh-

ter will be a freshman at Woodstock

High School. I am sad to be leaving,

though she’s probably thrilled.”

District 200 Superintendent Ellyn

Wrzeski praised Tafoya’s involve-

ment in the school community.

“D-200 is going to miss Corey and

his leadership, but I am very excited

that he is going to have the oppor-

tunity to enhance his experiences

by assuming this position in District

155,” she said.

�e district posted the opening for

the WHS principal position follow-

ing Tafoya’s announcement May 6.

Tafoya said he hopes his successor

capitalizes on the positive momen-

tum at WHS.

“We’ve created a phenomenal cur-

riculum. �e cum laude program is

in place, our AP [program] has been

recognized and the dual-credit of-

ferings through MCC are showing

dividends,” he said. “We have a staff

that’s hungry to improve, and I hope

that momentum continues.”

He also said his new position will

provide experience working in a cen-

tral office, a key requirement during

District 200’s recent superintendent

search.

“I know that our [school] board

was looking for central office experi-

ence, and though I have other lead-

ership experience, I don’t have that.

�is position will provide that type

of experience,” he said.

Tafoya came to District 200 nine

years ago from Iowa. He is a gradu-

ate of Wartburg College and has

since completed graduate degrees

through the University of Northern

Iowa. He received his doctorate in

December 2013.

PrincipalContinued from Page 1

» CITY COUNCIL

“We want kids to be innovative and creative. This is their way to see it, to touch it, to feel it, to experience it.”

— Maggie Jensen, library media specialist

4 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTMay 14-20, 2014 NEWS

City Council OKs water meter contractBY KATELYN STANEK

The Independent

�e city of Woodstock will purchase about 700 new water meters and up-grade its meter-reading system as part of a plan to increase efficiency and replace aging instruments that have been partly blamed for a shortfall in utility revenues.

“As a water meter ages, it’s a mechan-ical piece of equipment, so it deterio-rates over time,” said Public Works Di-rector Paul Ruscko. “�e rule of thumb … is that once you get beyond about 20 years old, you’ve really lost an appre-ciable amount of the accuracy.”

Some meters on Woodstock homes are 50 years old, Ruscko said.

In past years, the city replaced about 200 water meters annually, covering about 2.5 percent of the city’s 8,000 water accounts. But discrepancies be-tween the amount of water pumped by the Public Works Department and the amount for which it bills — the result of slowing meters that provide read-ings favoring consumers — combined with analogue meters that require some homes to have their consump-tion totals read manually, have caused

the city to accelerate its replacement program, Ruscko said. Modern water meters can be read remotely.

“Once we have everything converted over, we’ll probably be able to read the entire town within days,” Ruscko said. “Now, it takes about two weeks to read one-third of the town.”

At its May 6 meeting, the City Coun-cil waived competitive bids and unani-mously approved a contract not to ex-ceed $190,000 with Elgin-based Water Resources Inc. �e agreement calls for the purchase of at least 650 water me-ters and a meter-reading software sys-

tem.�e city

plans to re-place the me-ters at a rate of about 700 per year for the next four or five years.

A c c o r d i n g to the city’s 2014-15 bud-get, Wood-stock’s util-ity fund is expected to have a short-fall of about $520,000, a deficit that takes into ac-count a 3 percent increase in water and sewer fees recently passed by the council.

“In my mind, the water meter replace-ment program will have some minimal benefit from a revenue standpoint,” Ruscko said. “But the driving factor is the efficiency of meter readings.”

Department of Public Works em-ployees will install the water meters.

Stores cited in cig sting

Workers at two Woodstock gas sta-tions were cited for allegedly selling tobacco to minors during a compli-ance check led by the Woodstock Po-lice Department.

Employees at Gas Cap Fuels, 401 S. Eastwood Drive, and Marathon Gas, 1199 S. Eastwood Drive, were cited during the May 7 check, according to a statement from the WPD. A total of 28 retailers throughout the city were inspected. �e employees were issued municipal code violations.

�e McHenry County Health De-partment assists the WPD in the com-pliance checks.

— Katelyn Stanek, The Independent

STREET SMARTS

Average gas price

$3.78 /GAL.

Reflects average price of regular unleaded gasoline at Woodstock gas stations the morning of May 12.

0.16

Remember: City garbage pickup will oc-cur one day later during the week of Mon-day, May 26 to May 30 due to Memorial Day. Regular Friday garbage pickup will take place Saturday, May 31.

Bonds Continued from Page 1

2003 recreation center debt with the debt from four other projects — road-work on Lake Avenue and McConnell Road and the construction of the Da-vis Road Soccer Fields and Merryman Park. �at debt had already been com-

bined into alternate revenue bonds. �e merged bond would total $4.7 million.

“If we can combine [the bonds], we can get some economies of scale in re-funding them,” Christensen said.

No members of the public spoke dur-

ing a required public hearing on the bond proposal held during the City Council’s May 6 meeting. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of the alter-nate revenue bonds is expected to ap-pear on the council’s May 20 agenda.

HOW THEY VOTEDTo approve a con-tract with Water Re-sources, Inc. not to exceed $190,000 for the purchase of water meters and software.

YesBrian SagerJulie DillonMaureen LarsonRB ThompsonMark SaladinJoe StarzynskiMichael Turner

» CITY COUNCIL

“Once we have every-thing converted over, we’ll probably be able to read the entire town within days. Now, it takes about two weeks to read one-third of the town.”

— Paul Ruscko, public works director

5May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

and tinted windows at 14000 W. South St. Cobos posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 5.

Ricky A. Leguizamo, 19, 228 W. Third St., was charged May 3 with driving while li-cense suspended at Newell and Clay streets. Leguizamo posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 26.

Dolores E. Gomez, 36, 1726 Quail

Court, Woodstock, was charged May 4 with no driver’s license, uninsured motor vehicle and improper window treatment at Seminary Avenue and Church Street. Gomez posted $150 bond. Court date was set for June 26.

NEWS

OBITUARIES

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

POLICE BLOTTER

Luis T. Lugo, 52, 718 Wicker St., Woodstock, was charged April 27 with no driver’s license and using an electronic com-munication device while driving at Washing-ton and Wheeler streets. Lugo posted $150 bond. Court date was set for May 22.

Juan Carlos Castillo, 26, 798 Prairie View Lane, Woodstock, was charged April 29 with criminal trespass to property and resisting a peace officer at 101 Church St. Castillo posted $150 bond. Court date was set for May 15.

Dustin T. Howell, 19, 614 S. Prairie St., Jacksonville, was charged April 29 with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor at Highway 14 and Dean Street. Howell was released on a notice to appear. Court date was set for May 23.

Mariah K. Flaherty, 20, 1513 Mead-owsedge Lane, Carpentersville, was charged

April 29 with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of drugs, and driving too fast for conditions at High-way 14 and Dean Street. Flaherty posted $300 bond. Court date was set for May 30.

Karen M. Avery, 43, 2508 S. Hidden Trail, Spring Grove, was charged May 1 with retail theft at 1275 Lake Ave. Avery was turned over to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date is to be set.

Jose P. Ortiz-Perez, 19, 1652 Wheel-er St., Woodstock, was charged with driving under the influence, driving under the influ-ence over, driving while license suspended and improper lane usage at McHenry and Irving avenues. Ortiz-Perez posted $300 bond. Court date was set for June 26.

Leon Cobos, 29, 118 Douglas St., was charged May 3 with no driver’s license

Maria De ZamoranoMaria De Zamorano, 95, Woodstock, died

Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Crossroads Care Center in Woodstock.

She was born March 14, 1918, to Zacarias Aranda and Francisca Salazar in La Piedad, Mexico.

She was a loved member of a large fam-ily of seven children that all reside locally. Her home was the gathering spot for family and friends.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednes-day, May 14, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home. The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at McHenry County Memorial Park.

Nancy Kathleen DunnettNancy Kathleen Dunnett, 62, Woodstock,

died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Aug. 3, 1951, to Raymond

and Muriel (Magill) Miller in Woodstock. On April 2, 1968, she married Gordon Dunnett at the Free Methodist Church in Woodstock.

She was a dedicated wife and a loving mother and grandmother. She was a born-again Christian and she enjoyed Bible study. Her love for her family and the values she in-stilled in them will always be remembered.

Survivors include her loving husband of 46 years; her son, Gordon (Susan) Dunnett Jr.; her daughter, Amy (Todd) Jones; and three grand-children, Gunner Dunnett, Ireland Dunnett and Liberty Jones.

She was preceded in death by her parents.A visitation will be held at 10 a.m. until

the funeral at noon Wednesday, May 14, at the Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery.

Phillip D. MeierPhillip D. Meier, 88, Woodstock, died Thurs-

day, May 8, 2014, died at JourneyCare Hos-pice, Woodstock.

He was born Nov. 4, 1926, to Henry and

Doris Meier in Columbia City, Ind., and was the last survivor of seven siblings.

In 1956, he married the love of his life, Bette Marie Knafel.

Raised in Indiana farm country, he was awarded an early high school diploma so he could join the Navy during World War II. He served as a radio operator on a PBY sea plane, deployed on South Pacific search and rescue patrols.

After the war, he attended business school. Combining a sharp mind with a will of iron and a strict work ethic, he became a success-ful salesman and business manager for several water treatment companies.

He and his wife shared their life with her son, Craig, for whom Phil became not only a supportive father, but a respected mentor. Craig ultimately became a partner in the fam-ily business.

As a young family, they moved frequently following Phil’s climb up the corporate ladder. Eventually, his experiences turning unprofit-able companies into profitable ones led him to go into business for himself. In 1967, the Meiers purchased what is now Quality Water Conditioning in Woodstock. After 46 years,

the business is still going strong – a testament to Phil’s intelligence, integrity and abilities.

He was a member of several civic and fra-ternal organizations. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as the Brotherhood of the Scottish Rite. He also belonged to the Woodstock Elks and the Rock-ford Tebala Shriners. He was a Freemason for 54 years. He truly treasured those with whom he shared those associations.

Survivors include his son, Craig Grant; daughter-in-law, Karon Grant; granddaughter, Karri Grant; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife in 2009. He was devastated and never fully re-covered from the void left from her death.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at St. Mark’s Masonic Lodge, 789 McHenry Ave.

Donations may be made to St. Mark’s Ma-sonic Lodge, 789 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098, or JourneyCare Hospice Center, 527 W. South St., Woodstock, IL 60098. Me-morials may be given to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010. Arrangements were made by Windridge Fu-neral Home.

6 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTMay 14-20, 2014

CHERYL WORMLEYPublisher, Co-OwnerPAUL WORMLEYCo-OwnerJOHN C. TRIONE

General ManagerKATELYN STANEKManaging Editor

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THE EDITORIAL BOARDCheryl Wormley John C. TrioneKatelyn Stanek Jay SchulzLisa KucharskiSandy Kucharski

Thanks toWoodstockCelebrates

�e volunteers behind Woodstock Celebrates — the group of area residents who are helping to organize the Orson Welles Todd �eatre Festival 80th Anniversary — deserve some celebrating themselves.

�is grassroots organization, founded by people who aim to honor this city’s history and heritage, recognized several years ago that some of the people and institutions that helped shape Woodstock — and in many cases, broader culture — were in danger of being forgotten or ignored by its residents. �at concern led them to create the nonprofit that today is responsible for naming the Woodstock Opera House’s stage in honor of one-time Woodstock resident Orson Welles and for hosting the festival being held in his honor Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17.

Although much of the group’s energies are focused on one of Woodstock’s most famous sons — next year, the group plans on hosting another festival marking Welles’ 100th birthday — Woodstock Celebrates has at its core a passion for all the unique characters and institutions that have passed through this city, including cartoonist Chester Gould and the Woodstock Typewriter Company. Board members have expressed hopes to extend Woodstock Celebrates’ events beyond its Orson Welles festivities, eventually incorporating different series that examine the roles other Woodstockians have played in American culture.

�e volunteers who make up Woodstock Celebrates represent the same kind of spirit their group intends to honor. �ey’re creative, dedicated residents whose work helps to define and strengthen the heart of the community they’re celebrating. For that, we’re grateful, and we wish them success.

If you’re interested in helping Woodstock Celebrates, you can do so by attending one of many Orson Welles events the group has planned for May 16 and 17. A complete schedule is available at welleswoodstock.com or turn to �e Entertainer on page 9.

weigh inEmail letters to the editor to letters@thewood-stockindependent.com or mail them to 671 E. Calhoun St., Woodstock, IL 60098.

Opinion

» OUR VIEW

» YOUR VIEW

Driving the GOP into the wilderness

I feel it is important to express my view that the new leadership of the McHenry County Republican Party is a giant step backward for common-sense conservative policies and a bad sign for the long-term viability of the party.

Diane Evertsen, the new secretary, a founder of the Midwest Minutemen, is a leader

of an anti-immigrant vigilante organization. Even if you do not share this view of the group, her elevation to a position of authority hardly sends the message of inclusiveness the party needs to project if it ever hopes to win a statewide or national election again. Andrew Gasser, the newly elected vice-chair, is equally enmeshed with Tea Party organizations whose influence will only continue to drive the GOP further into the wilderness.

Steve Reick, the Republican candidate for state representative, is another radical example of the GOP’s orientation, as he believes in lowering the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour for certain employees under 20.

Unless they radically change tack, the election of Mrs. Evertsen and Mr. Gasser, and the candidacy of Mr. Reick, will have a devastating effect on the McHenry County GOP. �at is a shame.

Ron Eck,Woodstock

Planning a block party?The Department of Public Works can assist residents who

wish to host a neighborhood or block party. To host a party, a block party application form must be signed and submitted to Public Works at least seven days prior to the requested day of the block party. The applications are reviewed and

approved on a first-submitted, first-approved basis. There is no fee involved. Once approved, Public Works will provide barricades to close the public street during the event if needed and can supply picnic tables and trash cans for the event. For more information, call Public Works at 815-338-6118 or email pwdept@woodstockil.gov.

FYI

Historic Preservation MonthMay is local historic preservation month in McHenry County.

Woodstock is celebrating with a free walking tour of the historic Square Saturday, May 17, hosted by the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission. The tour will begin in front of the Opera House at 1 p.m.

During the May 20 City Council meeting, the Woodstock HPC will recognize several property owners and business owners who recently completed projects in the downtown historic district including: a remodel at 129 E. South St., now One Zero Charlie; a restoration at 110 Washington St., home to Platform 108 Salon and Woodstock Stuttering Specialist; a facade restoration at The Backdrop, 106 Cass St.; window restoration at the Murphy Block

building, 100-108 N. Benton St.; the beer garden and patio area remodel at Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern, 101 E. Church St.; and the creation of the Old Courthouse video by Afterglow Creative Services.

We commend these businesses and property owners for their efforts in preserving Woodstock’s historic look.Opera House receives donation

The Friends of the Opera House recently donated $10,000 to the City of Woodstock to assist in the operations and maintenance of the historic building. Thank you for your support of the Opera House. It certainly allows residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy the historic ambience accompanied by modern theatre equipment.

INDE THOUGHT

“Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn’t start a conversation.”

QUOTABLE

— Kim Hubbard

7May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTOPINION

Credit for the idea for this column goes to Holly Spangler, who writes the column “My Generation” for Prairie Farmer, America’s oldest farm publication. Prairie Farmer dates back to 1841. Her column this month was “Hey, remember home economics?”

I most certainly remember home economics. I have a degree in home economics education and taught it for five semesters at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills back in the late 1960s. I might have made a career of teaching foods and family living, but Jim Wormley proposed, and since he was stationed in the Army in Washington, D.C., I left Illinois and teaching for a job as a receptionist in Senator Everett Dirksen’s office in our nation’s capital.

I taught two foods courses at Stagg, beginning foods and food service. Boys, who were interested in working in restaurants and hotel kitchens, took the food service course.

Students in the beginning foods classes usually were freshmen girls. As I write this column, I wish I knew what impact the course had on their lives. Did what they learned about the nutritional value of foods impact their

food choices? Are they good consumers when it comes to buying food? Do they think about the basic food groups when they plan meals? Do they enjoy cooking? Did their families benefit from their knowledge of food preparation?

I also taught a semester-long family living course. It was a junior-senior level course for boys and girls. It was a challenging, yet fun, class. Topics to be covered in about 90 hours of class ranged from budgeting to dating and from values to sex education.

�e ’60s may have been the peak of home ec in middle and high schools in the 20th century. Unfortunately, it declined with the goal of “landing a man on the moon” and the rise of the women’s liberation movement. Funds for vocational courses like home ec, industrial arts and auto mechanics were reallocated to science courses. Although home ec embraced many of the tenants of the liberation movement and wasn’t just for girls, it was thought to be about

keeping women in the home.America and her women have

benefitted greatly from the surge to the moon and the gains toward equality. Unfortunately, instruction in human development, personal finance, food science, nutrition and wellness, housing and interior design, consumer issues and textiles and apparel lost favor.

In the 1990s, the discipline’s name changed to family and consumer sciences, in part to direct public attention to the profession’s high calling of providing research-based knowledge to everyday living.

I wish some of the home economists had consulted marketing specialists before the renaming. Family and consumer sciences may very well represent the focus, but it is too wordy and using FCS fails to communicate.

�e pendulum may be starting to swing back: family and consumer roles, once thought of as reserved or delegated to women, are now being claimed by men, too. Also the increased focus on safe and healthy food choices has individuals who are seeking self-sufficiency growing some of their own food and wanting to learn about food storage and preservation. Concerns

about obesity and lack of consumer savvy also may be giving the pendulum a push toward putting family and consumer sciences back in vogue.

Like Ms. Spangler, I would like to see FCS as part of school curricula. �at will take time. For more immediate impact, FCS needs to seek other avenues for reaching children like increasingly uploading lessons to the Internet and seeking ways to collaborate with entertainment and media venues.

P.S. One more email from 27-year Woodstock Independent subscribers: Becky and Peter Medins wrote, “We were newlyweds in a new town when we moved into our first house in Woodstock in September of 1987. �e Independent introduced us to the people, traditions, interests and issues of the community and helped us find our place here. �ank you and congratulations on 27 years of excellence!”

On behalf of Independent staffers through the years, thank you to our from-the-beginning subscribers and all who came along through the years.

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Children need to be carefully taught» COLUMN

If you live on the south side of Harvard, you have seen the destruction the emerald ash borer can cause.

�is spring, approximately 100 ash trees were removed in Harvard south of the train tracks. Many of the trees were infested. Other trees were removed to help slow the spread of the beetles that are killing virtually all of the ash trees in the eastern U.S.

Attention, north side of Harvard: your ash trees may come down in 2015.

�e EAB, native to Asia, was first found in the United States near Detroit in 2002. Since then, it has spread in all directions and now is found in 19 states as well as Ontario and Quebec. Tens of millions of ash trees have been killed by EAB in Michigan alone.

I remember Dutch elm disease in the 1970s. �e streets in our neighborhood were lined with tall, beautiful American elms that formed a continuous canopy over the roads. One year the elms started dying, and

within two years, there were almost no street trees left.

To replace the dead trees, the town offered to split the cost of new trees with residents. �ey offered a selection of seven or eight species – sugar maple, red oak, ash and four or five others. �e idea was that, with a greater variety of trees, the town would never again lose all its trees because of one pest. Forty years later, the streets are lined with mature trees. And even though the ash trees are dying, the town will lose only about 10 to 15 percent of its trees instead of nearly 100 percent.

Ash trees are attractive, fast-growing and hardy. �ey were also relatively inexpensive, so a popular choice in new subdivisions built since the 1980s.

EAB first arrived in our area about

the same time as the economic crash, meaning cash-strapped towns were faced with new expenses to remove large numbers of dead and dying ash trees right when they were making cuts to city services.

Tree removal and proper disposal is expensive, but dead and dying trees are dangerous, so Harvard is doing the right thing by taking them down before they start dropping limbs on cars or falling onto structures.

What happens now?As new trees are planted to replace

the ash, it will be important to plant a diversity of species, rather than just planting the fastest growing or cheapest trees available.

Additionally, residents can take steps to protect specimen ash trees by having them treated with the proper pesticide. Talk to a certified arborist about treatment. Davey Tree Expert Company, �e Care of Trees and Urban Arborist are three companies in the area that have certified arborists on staff. �e treatment will not save a tree that is already infested. Also, make

sure city staff knows if you are treating an ash tree so it doesn’t get cut down.

I can say from experience treatment helped an elm tree growing in the backyard of my childhood home. �e tree survived when all the other neighborhood elms died because my parents had it treated every year until they moved in 2005. �e new owners did not continue treating the tree. It died in 2013.

“Tree Talk” will be presented from 6 to 7 p.m. �ursday, May 15, with certified arborist Shawn Kingzette on Harvard Community Radio, 1610 AM, or Listen Live at www.harvardcommunityradio.com. Each month, Kingzette will discuss one or more topics related to trees, interviewing experts in the tree care, nursery and tree conservation fields. Email Shawn at shawn.kingzette@davey.com with ideas for future tree-related topics and to share your personal tree stories.

» COLUMN

Declarations

CherylWormley

The Nature of Things

Lisa Haderlein

Emerald Ash Borer leaves its mark

Lisa Haderlein is executive director of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

8 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTMay 14-20, 2014

EducationNew conference won’t impact lower grades for nowCreekside, Northwood will remain in the Fox Valley Middle School Conference

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools will move out of the Fox Valley Conference and join three other schools in the Kishwaukee River Conference in the 2016-2017 school year, but Creekside and Northwood middle schools will be unaf-fected by the change.

�e Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education approved the change at its April 22 meeting. �e move was made primarily so the Woodstock high schools would compete with schools of similar en-rollments; most of the schools currently in the FVC are significantly larger.

Kirk Benda, athletic director at Creek-side, said Woodstock middle schools will

continue to be part of two existing confer-ences. For basketball, cross-country, wres-tling and track, Creekside and Northwood are in the Fox Valley Middle School Con-ference with three Crystal Lake Schools, two McHenry schools, two Huntley schools, one school from Johnsburg, one school from Cary-Grove, and Nippersink, which is the middle school for Richmond-Burton High School. �e Woodstock mid-dle schools are two of the smaller schools in the conference.

Since most FVMSC teams do not have football teams, the Woodstock middle schools compete in the Stateline Junior High School Football Conference with Roscoe, Rockford Boylan, North Boone, Rockford Christian, Christian Life, Rock-ford Lutheran, Alden-Hebron, Kirkland Hiawatha, Westminster [Elgin] and Ge-noa-Kingston. �e conference is divided into large- and small-school divisions, with the Woodstock schools in the large division.

“[�e FVC] has been strong for a number of years, and I’m very comfortable with it,” said Northwood athletic director Jason Ladig. “It brings very good competition at the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade lev-els for all the sports we are included in. I feel the proximity [of conference schools] is pretty good as well.”

Benda said. “I think things are too good right now to blow it up. Eventually, I could see a [middle school KRC conference]. … I just don’t know when that will happen, if it does. �ere hasn’t been any discussion within our conference for bringing in any other schools.”

Benda said that change doesn’t hap-pen often to the junior high conference and noted Wauconda left more than 12 years ago.

Ladig, who is a volunteer coach for the WNHS boys basketball team, said he has known about the KRC for some time and is in agreement with the implementation.

“I’m all for it,” Ladis said. “I have com-

plete faith in Nic Kearfott [WNHS athletic director] and the upper administration. All the head coaches I have been in contact with at North see it as going in the right direction.”

Benda said middle-school competition is different from the high school level as it stresses participation and developing skills in participants over-competition.

“If we had five different schools from five different conferences, I don’t think it would matter,” Benda said.

WHS athletic director Glen Wilson said there is interest among KRC schools for a middle school conference, but starting the high school conference is the priority now. He said there is no time frame for address-ing a KRC middle school conference.

Wilson said the benefit of conference consistency for the middle schools and high schools is clear.

“Continuity would be welcomed for students, coaches and their families if we could align all those pieces,” Wilson said.

District 200 to host retirement reception for Wrzeski

Woodstock School District 200 will

host a retirement reception for Ellyn Wrzeski, the district’s outgoing su-perintendent. �e event is open to the public.

�e open house will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Bull Val-ley Country Club, 1311 Club Road.

Wrzeski has held the position of su-perintendent for the past 13 years.

— Katelyn Stanek, The Independent

COLLEGE CURRENTS

Columbia College announces deans list

The following students from Woodstock were named to the Columbia College Chi-cago fall 2013 dean’s list: Nicole Rhino, Jonathan Andersen and James Dillon.

Marquette University announces fall 2013 graduates

Meghan O’Leary, Woodstock, recently graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in corporate

communication.Olivia Morrissey, Woodstock, graduat-

ed from Marquette with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.

Northern Illinois announces graduates

Kevin Kasin, Wonder Lake, gradu-ated from Northern Illinois University. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of Business.

Cindy Schinke, Woodstock, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the College of Education.

MARIAN PROM COURT

The Marian Central Catholic High School prom court is pictured, from left, front row: Abigail Waters, Mary Gende, Larrisa Urban, Catherine Meyn, Queen Ken-zie Mocogni and Rachel Melchionna. Back row: Steven Wember, Share Kirwan, Oliver Rost, Patrick Majzner, Patrick McCabe and King Michael Lyons. COURTESY PHOTO

9May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

A & E

WOODSTOCK’S ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTSThe Entertainer

Film screening reveals mysteries, answers about photogBy SANDY KUCHARSKI

The Independent

�e passion the Woodstock Fine Arts Association showed for its Creative Liv-ing Series caught the attention of Jeffrey Goldstein, owner of the second largest collection of photographer Vivian Maier prints. Goldstein, who is advocating for the newly discovered, street-photogra-phy sensation, will be presenting a pop-up show at the Woodstock Opera House.

WFAA members first met Goldstein in February when they hosted Richard Ca-han and Michael Williams, the authors of the book “Vivian Maier: Out of the Shad-ows” as part of their Creative Living Series. As the owner of the photographs in the book, Goldstein attended the presenta-tion, and at lunch afterwards he, met some of the board.

“We were very fortunate to have met him,” said Johanna Kurtz-Osborne, WFAA president. “He was very intrigued with the Creative Living Series.”

�e informal meeting started the wheels

in motion for the upcoming event, which will include a film screening of “�e Viv-ian Maier Mystery” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, along with a question-and-answer ses-sion with the film’s producer Jeff Kurz and Goldstein, an exhibit of Maier’s images in the Jeffrey Goldstein Collection and a re-ception with refreshments. �e book “Viv-ian Maier: Out of the Shadows” also will be available for sale.

“I was very impressed with Jodi [Kurtz-Osborne],” said Goldstein. “She’s very pas-sionate, and her enthusiasm caught my attention.”

Referred to as Mary Poppins with a Rolleiflex camera, Maier was a nanny

in New York City and Chicago who had a quiet passion for photography. As a very private person, she never shared her photographs with those around her. She squirreled away thousands of devel-oped prints and undeveloped negatives in several storage lockers in Chicago. After her income ceased and her sav-ings dwindled, she fell behind in paying the storage bill and her belongings were auctioned and dispersed among several buyers. Maier died in 2009 at the age of 83 before anyone realized the artistic significance of the photographs in the storage auction lots.

In the spring of 2010, Goldstein, an art-ist and cabinet-maker who also collected art, started to hear stories about a recently discovered amateur photographer. He ac-quired his first 57 prints from someone making good on a loan he made. Intrigued by the works – especially the shots of the Chicagoland area – he made three more purchases.

By the time he made the third buy, the value of the find was beginning to be re-alized and the price was so high he need-

ed to partner with another buyer, John Maloof. �ey brought cash and guns to the arranged meeting.

“It was pretty intense,” said Goldstein. “I’ve been collecting art since I was in col-lege but never in a commandeered confer-ence room with guns.”

With a collection of about 19,000 prints and negatives, Goldstein now works full time with a team of five – including two master printers – to sort, print and pro-mote the Maier works. “I think it will take time to comprehend the immensity of the project,” he said. “It’s like finding a lost im-pressionist artist. She’s been ranked as one of the top tier 20th century artists.”

Goldstein works extensively on plan-ning shows and travels around the world, hosting openings. “Every artist is a cottage industry. Part of the job is to advocate for the artwork,” he said. “Since she’s not here, we’re the advocates of Vivian.”

Although he admitted he’s never worked harder in his life, Goldstein said, “Her story is fascinating and the artwork is spectacu-lar. If I didn’t feel that way, I wouldn’t do the project.”

» MUSICSTAGE LEFTOVERSMay 14, 7:30 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St.Donationwoodstockoperahouse.comRich Prezioso, Joe Pesz, Brian Murphy, Laurel Palma, Pete Jonsson and Les Urban will perform.

LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SMay 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Woodstock Square Mall110 Johnson St.815-338-2833FreePete Jonsson, Cheryl Niemo, Marty Brunkalla and Al Fyfe will perform.

SONGWRITER SHOWCASEMay 16, 7:30 p.m.Mixin Mingle124 Cass St.$7, includes light beverages847-507-1352aplacetoshinemusic.comLocal and regional songwriters will share their music and the inspiration behind it. The evening will be hosted by Cassandra Vohs-Demann.

ORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: JAZZ NIGHTMay 16, 9 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St.$15 donation (includes all May 16 festival events)www.welleswoodstock.comPetra Van Nuis and Andy Brown will play 1920s and 1930s music as part of the Orson Welles Todd Theatre Festival 80th Anniversary.

WORKIN’ AND DRINKIN’ SPRING TOURMay 17, 6 p.m.Niko’s Red Mill Tavern1040 Lake Ave.$12 cover charge

815-338-6455Country music artist Logan Mize will perform, giving a preview of his new album.

THE CHOIRBOYS IN CONCERTMay 17, 8 p.m.Unity Spiritual Center225 Calhoun St.$12 suggested donation815-338-5164Folk trio The Choirboys will perform folk and other styles of music from the ‘50s to the ‘70s. The concert will benefit the Woodstock Farmers Market Link Plus assistance program.

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETMay 17 and 20, 9 a.m. to noonWoodstock SquareFreewoodstockfarmersmarket.orgMay 17: 9 a.m. The Beaumonts; 10:30 a.m. Big FishMay 20: 9 a.m. Suzy Schwartz; 10 a.m. Mark Hobbs; 11 a.m. Tricia Alexander

» LECTUREORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: OPENING DISCUSSIONMay 16, 7 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St.$15 donation (includes all May 16 festival events)www.welleswoodstock.comTodd Tarbox, author of “Orson Welles and Rog-er Hill: A Friendship in Three Acts,” will open the Orson Welles Todd Theatre Festival 80th An-niversary with a presentation.

ORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: PANEL DISCUSSIONMay 16, 7:45 p.m.Stage Left Café125 Van Buren St.$15 donation (includes all May 16 festival events)

www.welleswoodstock.comOrson Welles experts will discuss Welles’ life and career.

ORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: WELLES’ YEARS IN WOODSTOCK–SESSION IMay 17, 9:30 a.m.$15 for adults, $10 for studentsJonathan Rosenbaum, Joseph McBride and Mike Dawson will speak about Orson Welles’ early life and career. Robert K. Elder will intro-duce the speakers and moderate.

ORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: WELLES’ EARLY LIFE–SESSION IIMay 17, 2:30 p.m.$15 for adults, $10 for studentswww.welleswoodstock.comJeff Wilson and Josh Karp will speak about Welles’ early life and career. Robert K. Elder will introduce the speakers and moderate.

ORSON WELLES FESTIVAL: ‘THE WAR OF THE WORLDS’ LIVEMay 17, 8 p.m.$15 for adults, $10 for studentswww.welleswoodstock.comRadio theater group RG Productions will pre-sent Welles’ Mercury Theatre radio theater scripts, culminating with “The War of the Worlds.”

» MOVIESORSON WELLES FILM FESTClassic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St.$5 Admission

‘MACBETH’May 16, 7 p.m.

‘THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI’May 17, 1 p.m.

‘THE STRANGER’May 17, 7 p.m.

‘CITIZEN KANE’May 18, 1 p.m.

‘NEIGHBORS’A wild fraternity moves in next to a married couple with a newborn baby. Hilarity ensues.RATED PG-13, 119 MINUTES

‘RIO 2’Blue and Jewel are back with all their friends and must travel to the wilds of the Amazon. RATED G, 101 MINUTES

‘THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2’Peter Parker finds out the secrets behind Oscorp and must battle several villains.RATED PG, 142 MINUTES

‘HEAVEN IS FOR REAL’A father struggles to share with the world his son’s amazing experience. RATED PG, 100 Minutes

‘THE OTHER WOMAN’Three women conspire to get revenge on the man who is cheating on all of them. RATED PG-13, 109 MINUTES

‘GODZILLA’The world’s most famous monster must save the world from creatures bent on its destruction. RATED PG-13, 123 MINUTES

‘MILLION DOLLAR ARM’A sports agent recruits Indian cricket players to play major-league baseball. RATED PG, 124 MINUTES

'THE VIVIAN MAIER MYSTERY'

Where: Woodstock Opera House, 121 E. Van Buren St.When: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31Tickets: $28 if purchased by May 21, $33 after May 21, $23 for students

The story behind the unfolding art phenomenon of photographer Vivian Maier will be told at Opera House event

10 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTMay 14-20, 2014

Spring is here, which means summer can’t be far behind. And nothing represents family fun more than Summer in the Park, which just happens to be the new city-planned com-munity celebra-tion. To be held July 18 to 20 in Emricson Park, the summer-time event will celebrate this great city with concerts, games, food and fun for the entire family. Summer in the Park will be Woodstock’s signature community-wide fes-tival. This is an opportunity for Woodstock’s business community to get in on the ground floor of this exciting event through sponsor-ships, vending and volunteering. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available, or customized support packages can be created to suit the promotional and awareness-generating needs of individual businesses. A Sum-mer in the Park schedule of events is available at the city website www.woodstockil.gov. New details are being added, so check back frequently. For information on becoming a sponsor or vendor, contact the city manager’s office at citymanager@woodstockil.gov or call 815-338-4301. Hope to see you at Emricson Park July 18 to 20 for Woodstock’s inaugural Summer in the Park.

With the arrival of warmer weather comes construction and home improvement season. Many projects around the house re-quire city permits including decks, sheds and pools, among others. The Community and Economic Development Department pro-duces a booklet titled “The Permit Process” which helps answer the questions of where, when, how and who in obtaining building permits and working through the permit-ting and inspection process when necessary. In addition, staff is generally available during City Hall hours to answer questions and provide assistance. Community and Economic Development is lo-cated on the first floor of City Hall.

Woodstock City Hall is located at 121 Calhoun St., with regular hours of Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m and until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. You can contact city staff at 815-338-4300.

Season heats up with

Summer in the Park

» COLUMN

Minding YourBusiness

CortCarlson

Cort Carlson is the Community and Eco-nomic Development director for the city of Woodstock.

MarketplacePlans for paint store on Eastwood underwaySherwin-Williams will construct a building on a vacant lot near Burger King

By LISA KUCHARSKIThe Independent

As signs of housing development

creep back to Woodstock, Sherwin-

Williams Paint Store wants to make

sure it has the area covered.

Plans for a Sherwin-Williams store,

to be opened at 631 S. Eastwood Drive,

are underway. �e 3,500-square-

foot building will be constructed on

a vacant lot next to Burger King and

should be open by the end of October.

Mike Conway, director of corporate

communications, said the Woodstock

store will give the company more than

85 stores in the greater Chicagoland

area. Conway said the paint company

has more than 3,900 stores across the

country and opens a new Sherwin-Wil-

liams store about every four days.

“Our key customer is the profes-

sional paint contractor,” Conway said.

About 85 percent of the folks who walk

into our stores are professional paint

contractors, so we want to be sure we

have enough locations that are easily

available for them in a metro area so

they can efficiently serve homeowners

and commercial buildings and things

that they paint and coat. We’ve seen

a need in the Woodstock-metro area

that will serve a growing community,

so we’re going to grow with it.”

As “the number one paint and coat-

ings company in the U.S. and number

three in the world,” Conway said the

company paints and coats “just about

everything out there.” He said an im-

portant market segment for the busi-

ness is the residential repaint, and

with Woodstock’s recent resurgence

and potential for growth, the company

found the city an attractive place.

“It’s always great to have a new busi-

ness here,” said Cort Carlson, Wood-

stock’s director of community and eco-

nomic development. “�at particular

lot has been a focus of the city for quite

some time, so we’re certainly happy to

see it filled and used.”

Carlson said he thinks Sherwin-

Williams’ interest in opening a store in

Woodstock is a positive indication for

the city.

“I think it reflects well on the city as a

whole in terms of development, home

improvement and new construction,” he

said. “I think the fact that they’re looking

to build here says that there is a market

for paint, paint supplies and that whole

home improvement industry.”

Carlson said Sherwin-Williams has

the approval to start construction.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Filed in the McHenry County Record-er’s Office April 17 to May 2:

Residence at 624 W. South St., Woodstock, was sold by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Carrollton, Texas, to Charles and Beth Lyons Lewis, Woodstock, for $224,900.

Residence at 7503 Hiawatha, Wonder Lake, was sold by James Ko-sirog Sr., Wonder Lake, to Kimberly Kosirog, Wonder Lake, for $50,000.

Residence at 411 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Connie and Paul Weathersby, Wonder Lake, to Jakubowicz Inc., Woodstock, for $105,100.

Residence at 780 Anne St., Woodstock, was sold by Robert and Carol Gordon, Wonder Lake, to Hec-tor Ruiz, Woodstock, for $149,500.

Residence at 914 Oak St., Woodstock, was sold by Anthony and Martha Casalino, Woodstock, to George and Peggy Burke, Woodstock, for $160,000.

Residence at 891 Victoria Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Daniel Trem-blay as trustee of the declaration of trust living trust, Grayslake, to Cory Knopik, Woodstock, for $102,500.

Residence at 13014 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock, was sold by the Federal National Mortgage Asso-ciation, Dallas, to Roy and Michelle Briscoe, for $206,000.

Residence at 5317 Hilltop Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, to Edin and Elizabeth Mehanovic, McHenry, for $22,790.

Residence at 9118 Evergreen Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by In-tercounty Judicial Sales Corporation, Chicago, to Edin and Elizabeth Meha-novic, McHenry, for $45,541.

Residence at 8924 Ramble Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-velopment, Atlanta, to Michael May, Wonder Lake, for $80,000.

Residence at 1111 Pond Point Road, Woodstock, was sold by Fed-eral Home Loan Mortgage Corpora-tion, Carrollton, Texas, to Paloma and Alicia Bernal Mejia, Woodstock, for $79,000.

Residence at 647 Gerry St., Woodstock, was sold by Federal

Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Carroll-ton, Texas, to Ryan Freeman, Woodstock, for $140,000.

Residence at 207 Fremont St. Unit #5, Woodstock, was sold by Porfirio Herrera, Woodstock, to Mauro Herrera-Macedo, Woodstock, for $10,000.

Land, 7.76 acres, (that portion of lots 51 and 52 lying north of the Wetland Buf-fer Area in Twin Creeks Estates) Allendale Road, Village of Greenwood, was donat-ed by Openlands, Chicago, to Village of Greenwood, Greenwood, for $0.

Residence at 14605 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock, was sold by Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, Carrollton, Texas, to Thomas and Molly O’Connor, Woodstock, for $230,000.

Residence at 10112 Arabian Trail, Woodstock, was sold by Kathryn Olson, Woodstock, to Michael and Erica Poremba, Woodstock, for$260,000.

Residence at 9214 Dirkshire Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Mary Murphy, Lakewood, to Daniel and Kimberly O’Brien, Woodstock, for $215,000.

Residence at 2255 Applewood Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Christopher and Leigh Ann Porsch, Woodstock, to Thomas Tapaninen, Woodstock, for $140,400.

Residence at 833/835 Washington St., Woodstock, was sold by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, West Palm Beach, Fla., to Ryan Peters, Woodstock, for $72,000.

Residence at 918 Blakely St., Wood-stock, was sold by Michael and Kay Walsh, Crystal Lake, to Bernardino Vargas and Te-resa Salazar, Woodstock, for $137,000.

Residence at 3309 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Karl Chris-tophersen, Huntley, to VK Builders LLC, Won-der Lake, for $40,000.

Residence at 820-828 Pleasant St.,

Woodstock, was sold by Old Second Na-tional Bank Trustee, Woodstock, to Deanna Liles, Woodstock, for $205,000.

Residence at 7819 Lonetree Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, to Yolanda Finzel, Huntley, for $50,000.

Residence at 8617 Ramble Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by the Federal Na-tional Mortgage Association, Dallas, to Ruth Ruhnke, Wonder Lake, for $43,900.

Residence at 315 S. Fleming Road, Woodstock, was sold by John and Mary Valenti, Woodstock, to Kyle and Kimberley Freundl, Woodstock, for $440,000.

Land, 30.74 acres, Country Club Road, Woodstock, was sold by Hanrihan Bridgeview Building Trust, Libertyville, to John Krenger, Woodstock, for $400,000.

Residence at 722 Division St., Wood-stock, was sold by Kenneth D. Jensen, to Da-vid Tatro, Woodstock, for $91,900.

Residence at 1644 Poplar Lane, Wood-stock, was sold by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, to Cesar and Maria Camargo, Woodstock, for $93,511.

Residence at 1018 Clay St., Wood-stock, was sold by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta, to Leonard and Diane Gelzaines, for $70,000.

Residence at 136 W. Melody Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Thomas Pruszynski, Algonquin, to Carla Tulley, Woodstock, for $145,750.

Residence at 1215 Gerry St., Wood-stock, was sold by Marion Reese, Wood-stock, to Joseph and Doris Trudeau, Wood-stock, for $199,900.

Residence at 1131 Bull Valley Drive, Woodstock, was sold by the Thomas and Shirley K. Small Revocable Trust, Burr Ridge, to Ronald Cincinnati, Woodstock, for $445,000.

11May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

CommunityCity bids farewell to a familiar face

By SANDY KUCHARSKIThe Independent

When Bob Hoadley graduated from

Michigan State University in 1980, he ap-

plied for positions all over the country,

but it was an offer from the city of Wood-

stock that drew the Michigan native to

northern Illinois. When he retires from

his longtime position as parks supervi-

sor at the end of May, he’ll remain in the

town that he considers his home.

Hoadley cites growth as the biggest

change he’s seen in the community dur-

ing the last 34 years, especially in public

works and parks. “Right now we main-

tain 550 acres of park land,” he said,

including baseball, softball and soccer

complexes. He said he sees the recre-

ation paths the city has added as a valu-

able amenity for the community. “�e

rec paths are unbelievably busy,” he said.

Paul Ruscko, director of public works,

credits Hoadley with being one of the

key players in developing the walking

paths at Emricson Park. Always acting

with consideration to

the environmental,

Hoadley made some

revisions to the pro-

posed trail in order

to avoid infringing on

the stands of mature

oak trees at the park.

Ruscko said Hoad-

ley has been very

well known in the

department for his

dedication and the

extraordinary amount of time he puts in.

“He’s a doer. Not just a planner,” he said.

As a working supervisor, there are of-

fice duties, but Hoadley most enjoys his

time out with the crews, and he rou-

tinely comes in early to get the desk

work done so he can spend the day in

the field. Ruscko said, “I’ve lost count of

the emails I’ve gotten from him prior to

5 a.m. in the morning, but his day doesn’t

officially start until 7 a.m.”

“I know the crew that he works with,

they really look up to him,” he said “He

leads by example. He tells everybody

‘we’re going to work hard today,’ and he’s

right there side-by-side working hard

with them.”

Hoadley said the part of his job he’ll

miss the most will be the many special

events the city puts on. �e parks depart-

ment is involved with all aspects of those

events. “My philosophy is that I’m working

for the residents. I’m here to answer and

help with any of their questions,” he said.

�e daily interaction with the residents

and customer service has been an enjoy-

able aspect of his job.

“We have our regular walkers that we

see at the same time every day. We’ve

learned their names. We’ve learned

their dog’s names,” Hoadley said. “Peo-

ple will stop and say ‘I feel secure be-

cause I see the truck out here working.’

At any time, people know that if they

have a problem or a concern, they can

stop any one of us.”

Ruscko said he had discussions with

Hoadley about what the responsibilities

of the job entail. He said, “While Bob may

be stepping away and a lot of histori-cal knowledge is walking out that door,

we’re trying to tap it and get as much as

we can.”

�e city has begun the process of find-

ing a replacement for Hoadley by post-

ing the position on various professional

websites and in professional groups. “Ap-

plications are due May 30,” said Ruscko.

“He’s walking out on the 23rd. In the in-

terim, parks foreman John Mecklenburg

will be filling the void until we go through

the interviewing and hiring process.”

With established crews in place, many

workers with more than 20 years expe-

rience, Hoadley foresees a continuation

of service to the community during the

interim period. “�ey know what I ex-

pected and they’ll do a great job … and

they know how to get hold of me if they

have a question.”

Hoadley is looking forward to enjoy-

ing more family time, especially with

his new granddaughter, traveling to visit

relatives in Michigan and being able to

work in his own yard.

IN BRIEF

Senior Care Volunteer Network to celebrate with luncheon

The Senior Care Volunteer Network’s an-

nual luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Wednes-day, May 21, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The group will celebrate National Older Americans month.

For information, call 815-455-3120.

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ENGAGEMENTS

Steffens and Van Wyk to wed Kate Steffens, Woodstock, and Garrett

Van Wyk, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., are pleased to announce their en-gagement.

She is a 2008 g r a d u a t e of Wood-stock High S c h o o l , and a 2 0 1 2 g r a d u a t e of the Uni-versity of Iowa, Iowa City, with a Bachelor of Business Administra-tion degree in accounting. She is employed as an ac-counting analyst at Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis.

He is a 2007 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School, Sheboygan Falls, and a 2011 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wis., with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance. He is employed as a treasury analyst at Kohler Co.

The couple is planning an autumn wed-ding.

Stolarczyk and Schneeweis announce engagement

Lauri Stolarczyk, Woodstock, and Scott Schneeweis, River Grove, are pleased to a n n o u n c e their en-gagement.

She is the daughter of Richard and Barbara Sto-larczyk. He is the son of Robert and Elaine S c h n e e -weis. She is a 1999 g r a d u a t e of Wood-stock High

School. In 2003, she graduated from Western

Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance. In 2006, she received an MBA in marketing. She is employed as a marketing manager at Thermos LLC, Schaumburg.

He is a 1998 graduate of East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, and a 2002 graduate of DePaul University, Chicago, with a degree in finance. He is employed as a vice president-business banking at PNC Bank, Schaumburg.

The wedding will be May 25 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Woodstock.

Stoltz and Dotson to wedRebecca Stoltz, Woodstock, and

Luke Dotson, West Jefferson, N.C., are pleased to announce their en-gagement.

She is the daugh-ter of Jeff and Karen Stoltz. He is the son of Kevin and Moni-ka Dotson.

She is a 2008 g radua te of Wood-stock High S c h o o l and a 2 0 1 3 graduate of Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. She is employed as a graduate assistant for the women’s ten-nis team at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.

He is a 2008 graduate of West Jeffer-son High School, West Jefferson, N.C., and a 2012 graduate of Western Caro-lina University with a degree in parks and recreation.

He is employed as a band member and singer-songwriter for Mountain Faith Blue-grass Band, Sylva, N.C.

The wedding will be in June at The Sawyer Family Farmstead, Lake Glenville, N.C.

Flynn and Hoyer announce engagement

Ashley Flynn, Woodstock, and Craig

H o y e r , M o u n t P l ea san t , Iowa, are pleased to announce their en-gagement.

She is the daugh-ter Michael and Mary Flynn. He is the son of Jeffrey and Laurie Hoyer.

She is a 2007 g r adua t e of Woodstock High School and a 2011 graduate of the University of Iowa, Iowa City. She is employed as a teacher by the Fairfield Community School District, Fair-field, Iowa.

He is a 2007 graduate of Mount Pleas-ant High School, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and a 2010 graduate of World Wide College of Auctioneering, Mason City, Iowa. He is employed as an auctioneer with Sullivan Auctioneers LLC, Hamilton.

The wedding will be June 21 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Woodstock, with the reception at Village Hall Banquets, Union.

Cooke and Hansing to wed Ashlei Cooke, Medford, N.J., and Nick

H a n s i n g , W o o d -stock, are pleased to announce their en-gagement.

She is the daugh-ter of Karin and John Cooke. He is the son of Tammy and Ken Hansing.

She is a 2005 g r adua t e of Shaw-nee High School, Medford, and a 2009 graduate of the College of William and Mary, Wil-liamsburg, Va.

She is employed by Teach For America, Washington, D.C., as a manager on the admissions team.

He is a 2006 graduate of Woodstock High School. In 2011, he graduated from Washington University, St. Louis, with a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering.

He is employed as an engineer with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Md.

The wedding will be May 31 at Lutheran Church of our Savior, Haddenfield, N.J. The reception will be at the Moorestown Community House, Moorestown, N.J. The couple will honeymoon in Hawaii.

BIRTHS

Levi James BeaudoinA baby boy, Levi James Beaudoin, 9

pounds, 1 ounce and 21 inches, was born April 16, 2014, at Centegra Hospi-tal-Woodstock.

Welcoming him are his parents Eric and Alicia Beaudoin, Woodstock. Mater-nal grandparents are Kent and Jan Van Dyke, Rock Falls; and paternal grandpar-ents are Michael and Christine Beaudoin, Plymouth, Mich.

Vincent Joseph KuchA baby boy, Vincent Joseph Kuch, 6

pounds, 12 ounces and 19 inches, was born March 23, 2014, at Centegra Hos-pital-Woodstock.

Welcoming him are his parents Tony and Katie Kuch, Harvard, and dogs Jack-son and Tyson. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Deb Klein, Woodstock; and paternal grandparents are Joe and Kathy Kuch, Woodstock.

Alyssa Christine FreundA baby girl, Alyssa Christine Freund, 6

pounds, 14 ounces and 20 inches, was born Dec. 19, 2013, at Centegra Hospi-tal-Woodstock.

Welcoming her are her parents Luke and Kristie Freund. Maternal grandpar-ents are Pete and Debbie Skelly, Crystal Lake; paternal grandparents are Dave and Marti Freund, Woodstock; maternal great-grandmother is Catherine Skel-ly; maternal great-grandfather is Tom Wesner; and paternal great-grandfather is Vernon Fehrman.

COMMUNITY

CELEBRATIONS

Lauri Stolarczyk and Scott Schneeweis

Kate Steffens and Garrett Van Wyk

Rebecca Stoltzand Luke Dotson

Craig Hoyer andAshley Flynn

Nick Hansing and Ashlei Cooke

IN BRIEF

Library to feature Todd School photography display

A collection of historic photos de-picting life at the Todd School for Boys during the 1920s and ‘30s will be on display at the Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St. from May 15 to June 1.

The exhibit will include rare photo-graphs of Orson Wells while he attended the school. A reception opening the ex-hibit will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 15.

The exhibit will be held in collabora-tion with the celebration of the 80th an-niversary celebration of Orson Welles and the Todd Festival.

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FLASHBACKS

25 years ago The city of Woodstock recreation

division announced the city’s pool would not open on Memorial Day as planned due to unusually cool weather.

More than 100 students at North-wood Junior High School were involved in the school’s production of “Cinder-ella.”

Woodstock High School graduate Steve Patton was hired to coach the Mar-ian Central Catholic High School football team.

20 years ago The city of Woodstock was investi-

gating the annexation of unincorporated properties within the city’s limits.

Marian Central teacher Mary Kate Kresse was awarded a federal grant from the National Endowment for the Hu-manities to participate in the 1994 Sum-mer Seminar for School Teachers.

The WHS softball team defeated Crystal Lake Central High School 7-2 be-hind Hannah Friedel, who collected two hits including a double.

15 years ago The Woodstock City Council ap-

proved the preliminary plan for the 98 single-family-home Country Ridge subdi-vision adjacent to Prairie Ridge subdivi-sion to be built on 34.6 acres.

The bell tower was removed from St. Ann’s Episcopal Church on West Jack-son Street to begin a major expansion of the church.

Woodstock Summer Theatre held auditions for its production of “The Music Man.”

Blue Streak Laura Valldeperas set Fox Valley Conference track and field meet records in the 100-meter high hur-dles and the long jump.

10 years ago The Congregational Unitarian

Church of Woodstock approved a resolu-tion supporting the freedom of same-sex couples to marry in civil ceremonies.

WHS math team members Nathan Danielson and James McLaughlin quali-fied for state competition.

The Marian Central girls soccer team won the Grant Tournament by de-

feating Round Lake 8-0 and Grant 5-4.

5 years ago WHS students and area residents

welcomed 23 German students to the com-munity as part of the annual exchange program.

Marian Central student Darren Stass won the McHenry County Think-First radio commercial contest, which was centered on the theme of automobile safety.

The Marian Central baseball team de-feated St. Francis 5-1, 5-1 on back-to-back days behind Jack Koser, who drove in two runs in each game.

1 year ago The Woodstock Farmers Market

opened for the season with more than 40 vendors selling produce, meats and dairy and handcrafted items.

The Woodstock City Council passed an ordinance lowering the speed limit in the Sonatas Subdivision from 30 to 25 mph.

WHS freshman Kyle Casson finished 23rd in the National Junior Olympics Championships for gymnastics, which were held in Portland, Ore.

RELIGION NOTESCHRIST LIFE

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

EDEN BAPTIST

Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish)

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

Worship: 10 a.m. SundayTestimonal Service: 8 p.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Worship: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

Worship: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday

FREE METHODIST

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

GRACE LUTHERAN1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday (casual); 8:30 a.m. (traditional), 10:45 a.m. (contemporary) Sunday

HERITAGE BAPTIST4609 Greenwood Road

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

MCHENRY COUNTY JEWISH CONGREGATION8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake815-455-1810Worship: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday

REDEEMER LUTHERAN

Worship: 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC2918 S. Country Club Road 815-338-7330Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. weekdaysStations of the Cross, 7 p.m. Friday

ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL

Worship: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN

Worship: 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

Worship: 7:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 5 and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Saturday; 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon (Spanish), 5 p.m. Sunday

THE BRIDGE CHRISTIAN

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

THE VINE

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER

Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday

WOODSTOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday prayer service, 10 a.m. worship service

WOODSTOCK BIBLE

Worship: 9:30 a.m. SundaySunday school: 9:30 a.m. (3 years through fifth grade)

Sunday

14 THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENTMay 14-20, 2014 COMMUNITY

May 14 to 21

CALENDARUpcoming events in the Woodstock area Events are free unless otherwise noted

14 | WEDNESDAY TLC CONSERVATION WORK DAYWestwood Park1524 Hillside Trail10 a.m. to 1 p.m.conservemc.orgThe Land Conservancy of McHenry County seeks volunteers to help with the restoration project. Dress to work outside. Tools and refreshments will be provided. DAYTIME BOOK CLUBRead Between the Lynes129 Van Buren St.12:30 p.m.815-206-5967The group will discuss “Woe to Live On” by Daniel Woodrell.

BEADING WORKSHOPNew Life Christian Center5115 Dean St.6:30 p.m.Visitors are welcome to come and learn the basics of beading jewelry and enjoy the company of other women in a Christian community.

STAGE LEFTOVERSStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.7:30 p.m.Donationwoodstockoperahouse.comSee The Entertainer, page 9.

15 | THURSDAY WOODSTOCK SENIOR CLUBSHearthstone Communities840 N. Seminary Ave.10 a.m. to 2 p.m.A fee will be charged for lunch, $2 donation for bingo.815-344-3555The activities will include a coffee klatch and bingo. Registration is re-quired.

16 | FRIDAY

ORSON WELLES TODD THEATRE FESTIVAL 80TH ANNIVERSARYSee The Entertainer, page 9.

SPRING LUNCHEON FOR THE ARTSBull Valley Golf Club1311 Club Road11 a.m.$60 The 34th annual spring luncheon for the Woodstock Fine Arts Association will feature a humorous and inspiring presentation from Lesley Kagen.

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

WOODSTOCK KTM RACE UNDER THE LIGHTS

McHenry County Fairgrounds11900 Country Club RoadGates open at 3 p.m.$10 adults, ages 5 and under are free815-337-3511woodstockmx.comWoodstock stadium motocross series returns for its second year.

ORSON WELLES FILM FESTIVALWoodstock Theatre209 Main St.7 p.m.$5See The Entertainer, page 9.

SONGWRITER SHOWCASEMixin Mingle124 Cass St.7:30 p.m.$7, includes light beverages847-507-1352aplacetoshinemusic.comSee The Entertainer, page 9.

17 | SATURDAY

ORSON WELLES TODD THEATRE FESTIVAL 80TH ANNIVERSARYSee The Entertainer, page 9.

BOATING SAFETY CLASSMPOA Building7602 Hancock Dr.Wonder Lake8 a.m. to 4 p.m.$30815-653-4136A U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boat-ing safety class will be offered.

5K FOR KAYMarian Central Catholic High School1001 McHenry Ave.8 a.m. runners start, 8:15 a.m. walk-ers start$305kforkay.comA 5K race honoring Kay Hansen, a beloved English teacher at Marian who passed away last year, will ben-efit the Kay Hansen Memorial Schol-arship.

PINK DAY FUNDRAISERLangton Nursery & Landscape Sup-ply Inc.4510 Dean St.815-338-2633The nursery is hosting a day of music, raffles, food and special events with proceeds benefiting the Breast Can-cer Research Foundation. A portion of the sale of designated plants also will be donated.

ORSON WELLES FILM FESTIVALWoodstock Theatre209 Main St.1 and 7 p.m.$5See The Entertainer, page 9.

WNHS GRADUATIONWoodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road7 p.m.

LOGAN MIZE–WORKIN’ AND DRINKIN’ SPRING TOUR

Niko’s Red Mill Tavern1040 Lake Ave.6 p.m.$12815-338-6455See The Entertainer, page 9.

THE CHOIRBOYS IN CONCERTUnity Spiritual Center225 Calhoun St.8 p.m.$12 suggested donation815-338-5164See The Entertainer, page 9.

18 | SUNDAY

GIRLS ON THE RUN 5KWoodstock North High School3000 Raffel Road8:30 a.m.$35gotrnwil.orgThe 7th annual Girls on the Run for girls will benefit Girls on the Run Northwest Illinois.

HOOTENANNY STYLE WORSHIPFirst Presbyterian Church2018 N. Route 479 and 10:30 a.m.815-338-2627fpcwoodstock.orgAn energetic, toe-tapping worship will be led by a creative, multi-gen-erational community-wide group of musicians.

ORSON WELLES FILM FESTIVALWoodstock Theatre209 Main St.1 p.m.$5See The Entertainer, page 9.

WHS GRADUATIONWoodstock High School501 E. South St.2 p.m.

19 | MONDAY

EVENING BOOK CLUBRead Between the Lynes129 Van Buren St.7 p.m.815-206-5967The group will discuss “A Constella-tion of Vital Phenomena” by Anthony Marra.

MEN’S BOOK CLUBRead Between the Lynes129 Van Buren St.7 p.m.815-206-5967The group will discuss “An Astro-naut’s Guide to Life on Earth” by Col. Chris Hadfield.

VILLAGE OF BULL VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION The Stickney House1904 Cherry Valley Road7 p.m.

20 | TUESDAY HELPING PAWS NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Helping Paws Shelter2500 Harding Lane7 p.m.815-338-4400helpingpaws.netHelping Paws will welcome new vol-unteers and offer a monthly orienta-tion. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGWoodstock City Hall121 W. Calhoun St.7 p.m. QUILTERS DISCUSSION FORUMWoodstock Public Library414 W. Judd St.7 p.m.815-338-0542woodstockpubliclibrary.orgThe group will discuss topics related to the art of quilting including con-struction, design, tools and books. DISTRICT 200 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGClay Professional Development Cen-ter112 Grove St.7 p.m.woodstockschools.orgThe meeting will be on the second floor. Use the parking lot behind Clay Academy and enter via Door 5.

21 | WEDNESDAY

WRZESKI RETIREMENT RECEPTIONBull Valley Country Club1311 Club Road3 to 7 p.m.815-337-5147The Board of Education and the Woodstock School District 200 ad-ministration invite community mem-bers to attend an open house recep-tion in honor of Superintendent Ellyn Wrezeski’s retirement.

ONGOING

OPEN VOLLEYBALLMondaysWoodstock Recreation Center820 Lake Ave.6:45 to 9 p.m.Free for members, $4 nonmembers815-338-4363woodstockrecreationdepartment.comTeams will be formed at random each week to play volleyball. YOGA CLASSTuesdays 7 p.m.Wednesdays 5 p.m.Fridays 5 p.m.Saturdays 8:30 a.m.Blue Lotus Temple221 Dean St.Freewill donation815-337-7378bluelotustemple.org

WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKETEvery Tuesday and SaturdayWoodstock Square8 a.m. to 1 p.m.woodstockfarmersmarket.orgVoted No. 1 in Illinois for midsize

markets in 2012.See The Entertainer, page 9. COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ FOR SENIORSTuesdaysStage Left Café125 Van Buren St.1 to 3 p.m.Senior citizens are invited to drop in for coffee. MINDSHIFTERS GROUPTuesdaysUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock 225 W. Calhoun6:30 p.m.$5 suggested love offering815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgA support group focused on the prac-tical use of self-help tools for personal and spiritual growth will be present-ed weekly by Dr. Michael Ryce. BINGOWednesdaysWoodstock Moose Lodge406 Clay St.7 to 9:30 pm.815-338-0126Games will include crossfire. Food will be available. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. HATHA YOGA CLASSThursdaysUnity Spiritual Center of Woodstock225 W. Calhoun6:30 to 8 p.m.$5 requested donation815-337-3534unitywoodstock.orgParticipants will learn the basic yoga poses, conscious breathing, relaxing and being in the moment. LIVE MUSIC AT EXPRESSLY LESLIE’SFridaysWoodstock Square Mall110 S. Johnson St.5:30 to 7:30 p.m.815-338-2833See The Entertainer, page 9. VFW FISH FRYFridaysVFW Post 5040240 N. Throop St.5 to 8 p.m.$8.50815-338-5040

OPEN GRILL NIGHTFridaysRedeemer Lutheran Church1320 Dean St.6 p.m.815-338-9370rlcw.orgThe church will provide the grill, and the community is invited to bring something to eat and drink and may-be something to share.

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solar pool heater, books, antique curio & small 2dr oak chest; misc furniture; baby

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17May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

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Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-18782 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 01406 TJSC#: 34-7587 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I606887(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9143

PUBLIC NOTICESTATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MCHENRY COUNTYIn the matter of the petition ofCase No. 14MR33PATRICIA ANN SOMERVILLEfor change of nameNOTICE OF PUBLICATIONPublic Notice is hereby given that I have

scheduled a hearing on my Petition on June 12, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois praying for the change of hame from PATRICIA ANN SOMERVILLE to that of PATRICIA ANN SHERWOOD pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.Dated at Woodstock, IL, May 6th 2014./s/ JOHN W GAFFNEY

Atty. No. 6201141Petitioner67 North Ayer Street, Suite 101Harvard, IL 60033(815) 943-0900(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9144

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE

TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUITMC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,-v.-CHRISTIANNE CAROLAN, et al Defendants12 CH 01885NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 6, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on June 6, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOTS 5, 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 1 IN

TO WOODSTOCK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 10, 1988 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 88R13113, (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH 49 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST ALONG NORTHEASTERLY LINE THEREOF, 45.04 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST, 184.86 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTH 49 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 28 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID, SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, 44.69 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT, 185.00 FEET (MEAS=184.86 FEET)TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING), IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.Commonly known as 701 WASHINGTON STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Property Index No. 13-06-253-062. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed

due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the

that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the

property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st,

license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook

held at other county venues. For information,

attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630)

14-11-20042. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-20042 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 01885 TJSC#: 34-7660 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I607380(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9145

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as RIVAS LANDSCAPE located at 152 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014.Dated MAY 7, 2014/s/ Katherine C. Schultz (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9146

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL

CIRCUITMCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ABBEY RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS OF CRYSTAL LAKE ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs.UNKOWN HEIRS & LEGATEES OFMARK A. FRANCIKOWSKI & UNKOWN OCCUPANTS,Defendants,NO. 14LM325NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARK A. FRANCIKOWSKI, and ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, defendants in the above-entitled case, that the above-entitled

on 5/6/14 and is now pending.1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case

2. The Court in which said action was brought

3. The name of the titleholder of record is MARK A. FRANCIKOWSKI4. A legal description of the real estate

certainty is as follows:Unit 887-2 in Abbey Ridge Condominium, as delineated on a survey of the following described tract of land; Lot 1 in Abbey Ridge, being a subdivision of part of the North half of government lot 1 of the Southwest quarter of section 7, township 43 North, range 8, East of the third principal meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 2, 1995 as document no. 95R21377, in the McHenry County, Illinois, which survey is attached as Exhibit:C: to the Decoration of Condominium recorded as document no. 95R48342, as amended from time to time, together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements, in McHenry County, Illinois.5. A common address of the real estate is as follows:887 Golf Course Rd., Unit #2, Crystal Lake, IL 60014NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, ALL UNKOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF Mark A. Francikowski, and ALL UNKNOWN

Appearance in this action with the McHenry County Clerk, 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, by the 19th day of June, 2014, a judgement by default may be entered against you in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint, as amended./s/ Katherine M. KeefePAUL A. KRIEG, LTDAttorney No. 06194523Attorneys for the Plaintiff226 W. Judd St.Woodstock, IL 60098

815/338-4909(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9147

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

owning, conducting and transacting the business known as BATH AND BODY BLISS located at 5819 Fieldstone Trail, McHenry, IL 60050.Dated MAY 5, 2014/s/ Katherine C. Schultz (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9148

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as THE CHARM BARN located at 5819 Fieldstone Trail, McHenry, IL 60050.Dated MAY 5, 2014/s/ Katherine C. Schultz (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9149

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

conducting and transacting the business known as TAILOR-MADE PUBLISHING GROUP located at 14604 Kishwaukee Valley Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098.Dated MAY 9, 2014/s/ Katherine C. Schultz (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9150

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

Public Notice is hereby given that on MAY

of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-

owning, conducting and transacting the business known as T.A. TRUCKING located at 17 Hilly Lane, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156.Dated MAY 9, 2014/s/ Katherine C. Schultz (County Clerk)(Published in The Woodstock Independent May 14, 2014) L9151

REAL ESTATE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOISU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS INC., CWMBS REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST, CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R3 Plaintiff,-v.-KIMBERLY A. JACOBS, et al Defendants12 CH 2882NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 21, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 340 LEAH LANE, UNIT 2C, Woodstock, IL 60098 Property Index No. 13-09-106-045. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $83,531.01. Sale terms: 25% down of

of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in

twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

the court. Upon payment in full of the amount

Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective

bidders are admonished to check the court

is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For

Department, THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP, 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 360-9455. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 360-9455 Attorney ARDC No. 42463 Case Number: 12 CH 2882 TJSC#: 34-6499 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I604068(Published in The Woodstock Independent April 30, 2014, May 7, 2014, May 14, 2014) L9120

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.LECIA FEEZEL AKA LECIA L. FEEZEL; ROBERT FEEZEL AKA ROBERT E. FEEZEL AKA BOB E. FEEZEL WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANK; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS LLC; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND

NON RECORD CLAIMANTS;Defendants,13 CH 1035NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 3, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 5, 2014,

Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:Commonly known as 1703 Clay Street, Woodstock, IL 60098.P.I.N. 08-32-329-018.The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

No refunds.The property will NOT be open for inspection.For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at

Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F12060227I604525(Published in The Woodstock Independent April 30, 2014, May 7, 2014, May 14, 2014) L9122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

MC HENRYCOUNTY, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONPlaintiff,-v.-JOYCE FOLEY, et alDefendant13 CH 01802NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on June 18, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL,

60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 961 MESA DRIVE UNIT #961, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-28-204-046. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25%

the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser

wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the

that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court

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pieces together.

“�is year’s team has really

come together and we’re play-

ing to our potential” Lopatin said.

“�is year, we’re not trying to play

individually. Now we’re realz-

ing its a team thing and that we

need our team to defeat the bet-

ter teams. It’s actually clicking for

us, and that’s really exciting going

into [the regional tournament].”

WHS will play WNHS at 4:30

p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in the IHSA

Class 2A regional tournament at

Marian Central. Golda said the

key for the team is to keep from

focusing on the next thing.

“I think they are really in the

moment right now,” Golda said.

“�ey are really doing a great job

of not letting the win total distract

them. We already know our first

pairing in the regional is against

Woodstock North, and we don’t

want to look ahead. �ey are real

good at concentrating on each

practice and getting ourselves

prepared for Grayslake Central.”

Soccer Continued from Page 24GAME OF THE WEEK

Girls IHSA Class 3A track and field meetWoodstock High School, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15

What to look for: WHS will host 13 other schools in the sectional track and field meet. WHS will look to return several team members

including Maura Beattie, 3,200-meter run, and Grace Beattie, 300 low hurdles, to the IHSA state meet. Marian Central’s Abigail Jones, 3,200, will try to carry over her state cross-country success to track and field. WNHS’s Isabella Mazzanti, 3,200, could be the team’s first state qualifier in the past few years.

21May 14-20, 2014THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT

Elise Beattie finished her cross

country career in the fall. Likewise for

Andrew Hull, except he finished his

soccer career.

While the two finished those two

sports, their respective athletic careers

are still going strong as both are running

track for their respective schools. Beat-

tie, a Woodstock graduate, is a member

of the track team at University of New

Hampshire, while Hull, who graduated

from Marian Central Catholic, is a track

athlete at St. Norbert College.

But this particular article will cover

their fall sports.

Elise BeattieIn high school, on the clock, Beattie

made short work of most races. In col-

lege it was no different. In addition, she

helped the New Hampshire Wildcats ac-

complish something

they had wanted for

a long time.

“I will always

remember the

highlight of my col-

lege cross-country

career as winning

the American East

Conference title,”

said the former Blue

Streak. “We had a

special team, and

we finally won. I like

track, but cross-country has always been

my favorite.”

Beattie was the fourth UNH runner to

cross the finish line

and the 11th over-

all. She finished the

5,000-meter race

in 18 minutes, 9.65

seconds. �e previous

three years, they had

finished second in

the American A few

weeks later, she com-

peted in the NCAA

Division I National

Meet, taking 49th

in the 6,000-meter

race. She finished in

21:28.9.

“I ran faster times in my career, but

nothing could have topped my senior

season, both team-wise and personally,”

said Beattie. “I will be a lifelong runner,

but I will miss the team.”

Beattie was named to the American

East All-Conference team during her

career.

Beattie, the daughter of David and

Debbie Beattie of Woodstock, will

graduate this month with a Bachelor

of Science in Nursing and will take the

national licensing exam. Beattie, who

carries a grade point average of 3.65,

was on the dean’s list every semester.

She was on the AE Academic All-Confer-

ence team in 2011 and 2013. She also was

named a team captain in 2012 and 2013.

Andrew HullDuring Hull’s soccer career, the St.

Norbert College Green Knights had not

made it to the Midwest Conference Tour-

nament championship game.

But, they did this year, losing to Lake

Forest College 3-0.

“It is never good to lose, but it was awe-

some to be there,” said Hull. “We have

come so far since my sophomore year.

I remember losing so many games as a

sophomore. We were so young and got

frustrated. I think that might have led to

several losses.”

�e midfielder, who spent most of his

career as a center back, did not have many

offensive stats. Hull, who scored one goal

as a senior, finished his career with one

goal and four assists. �e defensive player

helped SNC improve every year. Overall,

Hull played in 60 games. As a freshman, he

played in seven games. During his fresh-

man and sophomore year, St. Norbert was

under .500 both overall and in the Mid-

west Conference.

�at changed during his junior year,

both overall and in the MWC. During the

2012 season, St. Norbert posted an 8-7-3

mark. �ey were 5-3-2 in the league. One

year later, they were 9-8-3 overall and a

much-improved 8-2 in

the MWC. Hull helped

goalkeepers make

351 saves. �ey were

scored on 135 times.

“I picked SNC

based on four things,”

said Hull. “I wanted

a school that fit me

academically, ath-

letically, socially and

religiously.”

�e son of Marie-Ellen and Tim Hull

of Algonquin will earn a double major

within two weeks. He will have degrees

in communications with an emphasis in

media studies. He also will earn a degree in

philosophy. He has been a member of the

MWC All-Academic team for two years.

He earned the distinction as a sophomore

and a junior. Overall, he has a grade point

average of 3.15. He will seek full-time em-

ployment upon graduation.

SPORTS

6-1, 6-4; and in No. 4 singles, Ben De-

twiler and Tim Larson defeated Angel

Quintero and Alfredo Balleno 6-2, 6-4.

“I was just very pleased with how

everyone played – the effort, the atti-

tude,” said WHS head coach Jessie Jus-

tice. “I wasn’t sure what would happen

going into it. ...�ree of the matches

went to three sets, but we were able to

pull those out, which was great.”

“I was really excited and encour-

aged by the way the boys played

against Woodstock. [�ree] of the

matches went into a third set. �e

match was a lot closer than the score

reflects,” WNHS head coach Stepha-

nie McClure said in an email.

�e Blue Streaks have won five

matches – Marengo, Belvidere, Belvi-

dere North, Round Lake and WNHS –

and have three matches left before the

Fox Valley Conference tournament.

Justice said the team has started to

play smart tennis.

“�ey are doing really well,” Justice

said. “I’ve tried to focus a lot on strat-

egy, especially now that we’ve been

able to be outside and have some

practices. … I can definitely see a dif-

ference in the way they are playing.

�ere’s a lot more smart tennis being

played, which is great.”

Justice praised the play of Carsello,

who started the season as a doubles

player.

“Jason Carsello has been doing a

great job,” Justice said. “He’s proved

himself as a singles player. … Even if

the score doesn’t go his way, he plays

his heart out for the whole match. He

was down in the third set and worked

really hard and played some very

smart tennis.”

Carsello said he has enjoyed the

transition to singles play.

“I’m more confident as a singles

player because it’s more on you. … It’s

just you and your opponent. It’s just

a better experience for me,” Carsello

said.

�e �under have won one match

this season – Belvidere – and have two

matches left.

McClure said she is impressed with

how her team has improved.

“At this point in the season, the boys

have gained great experience playing.

�e matches are lasting much longer.

With such a young group, it’s great to

see we are becoming more competitive

and improving rapidly,” McClure said.

�e FVC tournament will be hosted

by Cary-Grove High School and will

be held Monday and Tuesday, May 19

and 20.

�e IHSA sectional tournament will

be held Friday and Saturday, May 23

and 24, at Cary-Grove.

Tennis Continued from Page 24

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answer but I felt like we kept fighting.We had guys on base. We just didn’t get those guys in.”

Ferguson, who also collected two hits and two RBIs in his win, pitched against �under ace Jamie Huntley, who gave up five hits and three walks in six innings.

“Jamie Huntley did a great job for North in the first game,” Ferguson said. “It was fun competing against him.”

Junior Eric Bell collected four hits and two RBIs, and senior Mike Chonos collected two RBIs for the Blue Streaks in the second game.

�e Streaks have won four games in a row and are 9-11 overall, 6-10 in the Fox Valley Conference.

“I really think we are peaking at the right time,” Ferguson said. “Hopefully, we continue to stay hot. … Everything is coming together at the right time. It’s exciting.”

“We’re getting hot at the right time,” Butts said. “We’re playing well. We’re coming up to the end of the year where everything starts to matter.”

�e Streaks have five games remain-ing before the regional tournament which will be held starting Monday, May 26, in Harvard. Oliveira, who is hoping to add another game before the end of the season, said his starting pitching is key to the team’s success moving forward.

“Basically, the key is for our starting pitchers to continue doing what they are doing,” Oliveira said. “Our defense has some things to shore up a bit, and our offense needs to keep attacking the baseball.”

�e �under (4-17, 1-13 FVC) won their first conference game of the sea-son May 10 over Crystal Lake Central 8-5, and Rago said he is pleased with the

direction the team is taking. “We played really well in the last three

games,” Rago said. “Our bats have really come alive. Yesterday, it was great to

get our first conference win. Jamie did a great job on the mound. We had eight extra-base hits. We just did a great job overall.”

Baseball Continued from Page 24

Blue Streak Alex Fer-guson, left, congratulates teammate Eric Bell after Bell’s triple in WHS’ game against WNHS at Em-ricson Park. The Streaks defeated the Thunder 10-1 in six innings. INDE-PENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Embrace the change

On April 22, the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education ap-proved Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools moving to the Kish-waukee River Conference for the 2016-2017 school year. WHS was a founding member of the Fox Valley Conference, but this decision was most likely inevi-table when a second public high school in Woodstock was built, creating two schools of the same size – less than a third to half the size of schools in the

Fox Valley Confer-ence.

�e KRC will start with five schools but could grow quickly once Johnsburg and Richmond-Burton families and fans realize the travel they will have to endure for Big Northern Conference play without Harvard and Marengo. I would ex-pect, within five to 10 years, the confer-ence will have eight to 10 school.

I applaud the effort of the administra-tion at WHS and WNHS for pursuing a conference with schools of the same size. �e school sizes in the KRC will allow the Streaks and �under to be

more competitive. Competing against FVC schools like Huntley, Jacobs and McHenry, which are more than two times the size of either Woodstock school, was an uphill battle. It’s simple arithmetic: more students equal more athletes. Don’t be fooled by the new competition, however. Marengo’s soft-ball team recently won the IHSA state title and finished second the next year, and Harvard always is very competitive in wrestling and football.

Embrace the change, because it will be here before we know it.

My journey �e journey continues with about two

and a half months left. As of May 12, I have walked 1,200 miles since July 1, 2013. I am l averaging 4 miles a day. �e weather is still too inconsistent to travel

anywhere outside my usual walking area, which takes me by Harvard Junior High School, Harvard Diggins Library, Mercy Harvard Hospital and Harvard High School. Hopefully, the weather will even out soon so I can start visiting the McHenry County Conservation District sites again.

I would like to give a shout out to Woodstock resident Lou Ness who is walking from Rockford to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for the poverty stricken. She left Rockford April 5, and, as of May 7, she has made it 396 miles to Upper Sandusky, Ohio. I’m very im-pressed she has found a way to channel her effort. Here’s hoping she makes it safely.

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Jay Talking

Jay Schulz

SCOREBOARD

WOODSTOCKBaseball

May 10: WHS 10, Wauconda 9For WHS, Alex Ferguson had 4 RBIs.

May 9: WHS 11, Grayslake North 0Tennis

May 9: WHS 7, WNHS 0For WHS, Jack Fischbach won his match 7-5, 6-3.Soccer

May 6: WHS 5, Hampshire 1Softball

May 10: WHS 4, Rockford Jefferson 5For WHS, Amy Fischbach had 3 hits and scored 2 runs.Girls Track and Field

May 8: WHS placed 3rd in the Fox Val-ley Conference meet Fox Division, 38 points.

MARIANBaseball

May 10: MC 2, St. Edwards 1 May 8: MC 5, Guerin College Prep 11

Tennis May 10: MC placed 5th in the Crystal

Lake InvitationalBoys Track and Field

May 5: MC 141, St. Edwards 43.5, Alden-Hebron 39.5, Faith Lutheran 15Soccer

May 8: MC 0, Carmel 4For MC, Kersten Green made 5 saves.

Softball May 9: MC 8, Wheaton Academy 2

For MC, Michaela Faunce had 3 hits, including a home run, and drove in 3 RBIs. Girls Track and Field

May 5: MC 113, St. Edwards 54, Al-den-Hebron 15, Faith Lutheran 2 WOODSTOCK NORTHBaseball

May 10: WNHS 8, Crystal Lake Cen-tral 5For WNHS, Jake Fiorito had 4 RBIs.

May 9: WNHS 7, CL Central 11For WNHS, Jacob Goldberg had 4 RBIs.Tennis

May 9: WNHS 0, WHS 7Boys Track and Field

May 10: WNHS placed 3rd in the DeKalb Invitiational with 82 points. Soccer

May 8: WNHS 0, WHS 5For WNHS, Shanen Laabs made 24 saves.Softball

May 9: WNHS 8, Jacobs 19For WNHS, Laura Nicks had a double.

May 8: WNHS 5, Grayslake Central 11Girls Track and Field

May 5: WNHS 32, WHS 91, Prairie Ridge 49For WNHS, Sam Abbate placed 1st in high jump, 4-6.

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COLLEGE REPORT

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College athletes wrap up collegiate careers

COLUMN

Sports editor Jay Schulz on the creation of a new conference

SCOREBOARD

Scores, stats and highlights from area high schools

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SportsBlue Streaks make clean sweep of Thunder on the courts» BOYS TENNIS

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

�e boys tennis teams from

Woodstock and Woodstock

North high schools met on

the court May 9 with the Blue

Streaks claiming a clean sweep

over their crosstown rivals,

winning all seven matches.

In No. 1 singles, Jack Fisch-

bach defeated Jordan Plummer

7-5, 6-3; in No. 2 singles, Chris

Cross defeated Alex Julian 6-2,

7-5 (7-4); and in No. 3 singles,

Jason Carsello defeated Doug

Devore 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

In No. 1 doubles, Colton Rat-

kovic and Armando Lara de-

feated Will Devore and Wesley

Ford 5-7, 6-1, 6-2; in No. 2 sin-

gles, Ryan Redemske and Dillon

Nerland defeated Alec Molve

and Andrew Dort 2-6, 6-3, 7-5;

in No. 3 singles, Cole Richter

and Ino Gonzales defeated Troy

Helland and Jimmy Elsinger

Please see Tennis, Page 21

Blue Streak Allie Beherens, right, looks to get the ball around the Thunder’s Monica Czerwiec May 8 at Woodstock North High School. The Streaks defeated the Thunder 5-0. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER

Streaks’ experience trumps ThunderBy JAY SCHULZThe Independent

On Woodstock North High School’s

girls soccer senior night May 8, it was

crosstown rival Woodstock High School

who celebrated as the Blue Streaks, with

seven seniors starting, defeated the

�under 5-0.

�e Streaks (13-4, 4-1 Fox Valley Con-

ference) had goals from senior Anna

Lopatin, assisted by senior Kirsten Sch-

reiner; sophomore Brecken Overly, as-

sisted by senior Mary Grace Mathison;

junior Allie Beherens, assisted by Over-

ly; senior Emma �ill, assisted by Lopa-

tin, and junior Selena Juarez, assisted by

junior Amanda Jandernoa. Senior goal-

ie Marissa Krueger recorded the team’s

eighth shutout of the year.

“We came [into the game] with the

mentality that we knew it was a con-

ference game and we wanted to get off

to a good start,” WHS head coach Mike

Golda said. “I think we did.

“I have to give Woodstock North

credit. �ey were hard-nosed and they

never gave up. With their record, we

didn’t want to take them for granted. We

know anyone can win on any given day.

It was their senior night, and we knew

they would bring a lot of energy.”

�e Streaks were able to substitute

several players throughout the game,

whereas the �under completed only

one substitution.

“Even though they lost against Wood-

stock, they played hard,” said WNHS

head coach Lauren Farley, who noted

she is missing seniors Manda Landrey

and Lilliana Cruz, who are injured. “�ey

did a really good job. All the coaches

and I were really proud.”

Even though the �under (0-18, 0-10

FVC) have struggled with a young,

smaller roster this season, Farley said

she continues to encourage them to

give it their all.

“�e biggest thing is we are trying to

get them to work as hard as they can,”

Farley said. “No matter the results of the

game, they still have to give it their all

and be proud of how they played.”

�e Blue Streaks, who recently broke

the school record of 11 wins in a season,

played their last game of the regular

season May 12 against Graylake Central

after �e Woodstock Independent went to

press. A win would clinch the Fox Valley

Conference Fox Division title.

Mathison said she is proud of the

team breaking the school’s win record

and is hoping her team can be the first

to win a regional soccer title.

“We just need to stay calm and keep

our confidence up,” Mathison said. “We

know our capabilities. As long as we

stay calm going into [the regional tour-

nament], stay level headed, connect our

passes and play like we know how to

play, I think we can really accomplish a

lot.”

Lopatin, who has played with sev-

eral of her teammates throughout high

school, said they have finally put all the

» GIRLS SOCCER

Clean sheet for WHS over struggling WNHS pushes Streaks to 13-4 overall

Please see Soccer, Page 20

By JAY SCHULZThe Independent

�e Woodstock High School base-

ball team swept crosstown rival

Woodstock North High School on

consecutive days last week. �e Blue

Streaks defeated the �under 4-1

May 6 and 10-0 May 7 behind domi-

nant pitching. Senior Alex Ferguson

allowed one hit, one walk and struck

out 14 batters in seven innings in

game one, and junior Austin Butts

allowed two hits, walked none and

struck out six batters in six innings

in game two.

“�e team played phenomenal,”

said WHS head coach John Oliveira.

“It helps when you have two starters

that throw complete games.”

WNHS head coach Ian Rago said,

“Ferguson’s a pretty darn good

pitcher. … We played a pretty good

game, but he had 14 [strikeouts]. It’s

hard to do anything when you’re in

the batter’s box and then go right

back to the bench.” Rago added,

“Austin Butts did a pretty good job

getting into a rhythym on the mound

for them. We really didn’t have an

WHS baseball takes two in crosstown clash

» BASEBALL

Please see Baseball, Page 22

Jamie Huntley pitches for Woodstock North against Woodstock May 6 at WNHS. Huntley gave up five hits and three walks in six innings as the Blue Streaks defeated the Thunder 4-1. INDE-PENDENT PHOTO BY KEN FARVER