Rotary Hosts Exchange Students
February 8, 2017
Eight Rotary exchange students spent a day at Woodstock North High School Feb. 3. Each of them shadowed a WNHS student and attended a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club […]
Eight Rotary exchange students spent a day at Woodstock North High School Feb. 3. Each of them shadowed a WNHS student and attended a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club […]
Local Girl Scout troops will celebrate 2017 World Thinking Day with an event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. The Potowatomi Service Unit of the Girl Scouts […]
When the former owner of Woodstock Ballet Studio decided to let go of her dance school, she couldn’t step away entirely from sharing her love of dance. Kim McLaughlin, who […]
The women of the Grace Lutheran Church sewing circle religiously gather twice per month to offer their time and talents to benefit the elderly of the area. The sewing group, […]
The Woodstock Opera House will play host to the premier of an original theatrical production opening in February. “Joan,” produced by Chicago-based Sigman Brothers, will premier Friday, Feb. 10, at […]
One of the oldest trees in McHenry County will be protected by The Land Conservancy after the McHenry County nonprofit purchased 30 acres of land where the massive bur oak […]
A clergyman and author who worked as an activist in Chicago during the civil rights movement will preach at First United Methodist Church and give a talk about his new […]
Each year, on a Saturday morning in mid-October well before Black Friday, hundreds of shoppers make the annual pilgrimage to Blain’s Farm and Fleet store for a holiday shopping tradition. […]
The Woodstock Public Library celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016, and that milestone became a theme for the library’s activities throughout the year. The public library in Woodstock opened March […]
For more than 40 years, the Rotary Club of Woodstock has been providing food baskets, toys and books the Saturday prior to the Christmas holiday to families in need located […]
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