By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Jacob Kagan is the most recent Boy Scout from Troop 159 to complete the requirements and earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting. To fulfill the requirements, Kagan planned, developed, and served as a leader to others while completing a service project for First Presbyterian Church in […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Just one year after the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, Woodstock’s First Presbyterian Church established Troop 159. With a history that goes back to 1911, the troop is one of the oldest in the United States. Commission Chairman and church member Ray Thuma provided a photocopy of the May […]
A new Rosary Garden on the grounds of Marian Central is a place to go on campus for quiet time and reflection. And since it was completed in May 2020, the site has become a popular spot for students’ senior photos. “It was awesome to see kids go there for graduation photos in 2020,” said […]
Activities in the months during the pandemic have been “business as usual” for the Boy Scouts of Woodstock Troop 159. Scoutmaster Jason Hodges indicated that the troop made an immediate transition to a virtual Zoom format to ensure Scouts did not miss one meeting. “Our leaders wanted to ensure a healthy and viable Scouting experience […]
Shane Gibson, Marian Central Class of 2020, has completed his community service project on the road to earning the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. He has only three remaining merit badges to earn and a final project write-up to complete the requirements. Gibson, who is a member of Woodstock Boy Scout Troop 329, began […]
It got a little hairy toward the end, but Woodstock Police Department Explorer Post 765 was the beneficiary of a recent fundraiser. In support of this group, Police Deputy Chief Ray Lanz organized the department’s second annual No-Shave November campaign, which gave participants a reprieve from the department’s general orders to not allow the growth […]
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.
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