
‘Seasoned priest’ new assistant at St. Mary
St. Mary Catholic Church’s new assistant pastor demonstrated his quick wit in his sermons during his first Sunday in Woodstock. “You probably expected a tall, dark, handsome new assistant,” the […]

St. Mary Catholic Church’s new assistant pastor demonstrated his quick wit in his sermons during his first Sunday in Woodstock. “You probably expected a tall, dark, handsome new assistant,” the […]


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A good way to bring color into your yard on a monthly basis is with native flowering shrubs. Blue Wild Indigo Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), which is a nicely […]

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