Hearts are everywhere this month. There’s no shortage of them – red hearts, candy hearts, homemade paper hearts. But I’d like to talk about another kind of heart: a servant’s […]
“It is pretty cool – 02.02.2022,” Houston-area “Groundhog Day” movie superfan Mike Guzman said. He and his friend, Orlando resident Bryan Stenstrup, decided to make the trek to Woodstock for […]
“To my knowledge, there has never been a movie that has usurped the holiday quite like ‘Groundhog Day’ has,” actor Stephen Tobolowsky said. His portrayal of supporting character Ned Ryerson […]
In celebration of National Library Lovers Month, Kate Tripp, Woodstock Public Library’s head of youth services, collaborated with other McHenry County youth librarians to spread the word that libraries offer […]
Thirty years ago, Chas Friedel sashayed across the floor of Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329 with high school friend Virginia Costello, right next to Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, during the […]
For Mario Pizzaferrato, Feb. 2 is an excuse to come back to the town he loves. “Woodstock is where my roots are,” the 70-year-old accordion player said. Pizzaferrato said he […]
Woodstock might have been the intended setting after all. Despite Punxsutawney, Pa., being the setting of the Harold Ramis film “Groundhog Day,” screenplay writer Danny Rubin said he had imagined […]
Thirty years ago, Woodstock wasn’t represented by a groundhog mascot, many people in the community likely didn’t know what date Groundhog Day was, and no one certainly knew that a […]
While “Groundhog Day” director Harold Ramis and screenwriter Danny Rubin met in Chicago to go over small changes in the dialogue, a pair of Chicago-area actors were brought in to […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Registration is open for the Woodstock Education Foundation 2022 Groundhog Silent Auction/Reverse Raffle Fundraiser as a virtual event Saturday, Feb. 5. A wide variety of certificates for […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
