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‘It’s like walking through the Garden of Eden’: Kolze’s Corner Gardens celebrates 25 years in Woodstock

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Kolze’s Corner Gardens owner Bob Kolze holds the plant that he has advised customer Lee Oelsen to put in her garden to ward off rabbits. Pictured are (from left) Cindy Spalding, Larry Oelsen, Lee Oelsen, and Kolze. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

Huntley resident Cindy Spalding spent a recent rainy Wednesday morning walking through Kolze’s Corner Gardens with her parents, Lee and Larry Oelsen of Sycamore. Spalding has been shopping at Kolze’s […]

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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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