For the last 13 years, the First Presbyterian Church of Woodstock has been involved with Operation Christmas Child – a program where shoeboxes full of gifts are sent to needy […]
Woodstock Public Library Youth Services Librarian Mary Ryan recently received an invitation to participate in a NASA program that allows educators to join training for the Mars Atmospheric and Volatile […]
The Woodstock Fine Arts Association will kick off its Creative Living series this fall with National Geographic filmmaker, author and vice president of national programming for WGBH, Boston’s non-commercial PBS […]
When Blue Lotus Temple head monk Bhante Sujatha first arrived in Woodstock, he endured a fair amount of culture shock. “I didn’t like it at first. It frightened me,” Sujatha […]
Ecuadorian-born director and producer Cecilia Bravo-Mittmann has always been a writer and avid student of literature. “I often say, I’ve been writing for the past three lifetimes,” she said during […]
Sam Abbate said she was “shocked” when she was announced as the winner of the first-ever Woodstock Idol music competition held at Woodstock North High School Sept. 7. A senior […]
Career-wise, Woodstock resident Dana Brandt said she had tried her hand at everything from working as a waitress to working as a loan officer – and hated it all. She […]
People interested in taking a short trip to another country may want to head on out to this year’s Woodstock International Film Festival. The 11th annual event will take place […]
Claude Sonday couldn’t be happier with his recent purchase of the 172-acre Galt Airport in Wonder Lake. He and his wife, Diane, previously owned Harley-Davidson stores in Woodstock and throughout […]
Who will be the next Woodstock Idol? On Saturday, Sept. 7, 16 students from Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School and Northwood Middle School will compete for the title […]
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
