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SOAR@Dorr welcomes seniors to ‘Land of Oz’

Next month: Have a ‘Ball’ with Lucille at Stage Left By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com  “There is no place like home,” Colleen Clavesilla, seniors real estate specialist with Baird & Warner, […]

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Summer Reading Program in home stretch

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com  “Adventure Begins at Your Library” is the theme of the Woodstock Public Library’s 2024 summer reading challenge.  “Summer Reading is always an important program to help […]

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93 years behind the wheel 

District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of service By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com They say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93. […]

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‘I love to perform’

10-year-old Ruth Dougherty performs at the Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson, Wis. By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com ​Ten-year-old Woodstock resident Ruth Dougherty already has an impressive acting resumé. She is currently […]

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Food Shed Co-op now accepting EBT and Link Match

e customer purchases using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Their goal is to make fresh, local, and organic foods available to all. SNAP, formerly […]

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‘We all want to enjoy healthy food’

Woodstock Farmers Market vendors, local businesses, groups support food pantry By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com  The Woodstock Food Pantry’s (WFP) inventory was strongly supported by local farmers, civic groups, and businesses […]

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A lot on their plate

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 828 celebrates cookie sale success with a spring full of fun activities By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com  The 15 Brownie Girl Scouts of Troop 828 just completed […]

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Back under the big tent

Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance set to break $10 million dollars-raised mark  By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance is almost synonymous with summer itself. For 24 years, […]

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From Marian to missionary

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com ​Woodstock resident Nick Domek is pursuing an unusual career path following his 2024 college graduation. He will be a lay missionary for FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic […]

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