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‘Take it to Bob’: Bob Kristensen marks 50 years of ownership of Kristensen’s Service Center

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“We’ve kept up with the changes in the cars,” Bob Kristensen says after 50 years of owning the station on Washington Street. While he applauds some improvements to cars, including cruise control and the blind spot warning systems and diagnostic tools, there are so many sensors – just in the steering wheel. “When you can’t figure out how to work your radio ...” (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

The car won’t start? It’s “making a funny noise”? Many Woodstock residents would give you the same advice. “Take it to Bob.” Bob is Bob Kristensen, owner of the Mobil station on the northwest corner of Washington and Wheeler streets. Because Kristensen Service Center has been around for 50 years as of Sept. 1, locals […]

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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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