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Woodstock Shows It Spirit For Halloween and Trunk-or-Treat on the Square.

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80 more acres in farmland forever

Karen Strano signs an easement with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com  On October 18, a beautiful fall morning in McHenry County, over 20 people gathered […]

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‘A challenging acting exercise’

Woodstock North High School Theatre to present ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Long before “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” charmed audiences to the tune […]

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‘A three-sisters garden’

A food forest is growing in Woodstock By Ruth RaubertasHome & Harvest Very quietly, on South Dean Street near the Apple Creek subdivision and Creekside Middle School, a food forest […]

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Podcasting Farmwife

Being present in the harvest season By Tricia CarzoliHome & Harvest “My focus is on being present this harvest season,” Mary Pat Sass, an agricultural influencer who lives in Marengo […]

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Sweat equity

Renovation updates home while preserving neighborhood charm By Susan W. MurrayHome & Harvest Out for walks in their neighborhood west of the Woodstock Square a handful of years ago, Wendy […]

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Pioneers of Rural Education

Historic one-room schools – Part 1 of 3 By Caryl DierksenHome & Harvest Your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents may have attended one. You might even have gone to a one-room […]

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‘Excited to add value to the community’

Squire on the Square to open in early November By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com William Linardos, managing partner of Squire on the Square with his sister, Sophia Linardos, knows the […]

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Another sprinkle of Hollywood magic

Filming for faith-based movie “Beyond Belief” comes to town By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock won’t be giving up its day jobs as a manufacturing hub, retail destination, or tourist […]

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