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Rising costs, lack of crafters cancel Fair Diddley: With uncertain spring weather, sponsor searches for options for 2023

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Shoppers jam Cass Street in 2016 looking for treasures when Fair Diddley had a nice Sunday in May for the craft fair. (Independent file photo by Ken Farver)

Through the end of February this year, the Mental Health Resource League’s board members thought that Fair Diddley was a “go.” Held on the Woodstock Square on the third Sunday in May since 1968, the annual craft fair raised money for mental health agencies within McHenry County. Among the 16 agencies that have received funds […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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