By Kevin Lyons District 200 A friendly rivalry between Creekside and Northwood middle schools helped make the holiday season brighter for scores of local children. Falcons and Warhawks students participate in Coin Wars each December, raising funds to buy toys for the Woodstock Rotary Club’s Christmas Clearing House program. Students are encouraged to donate coins […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Local students raised more than $3,100 in the Coin Wars competition that benefited local families in need who were helped at the holidays by Christmas Clearing House. In its first year of participating, Northwood Middle School students won by raising nearly $1,500. Students at Creekside Middle School raised $1,175; Woodstock North brought […]
Monday deadline to file to run for office in 2024 Filing is underway through Monday for state and local offices on the ballot in the 2024 election. Candidates have been circulating petitions for weeks to qualify for he Democratic and Republican primary elections, which will be March 9. The general election is scheduled for Nov. […]
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz “The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before our own, and finding you’ve never known such happiness.” – Toni Sorenson At 8:15 a.m. on a mid-December Saturday, I was in a drive-thru lane I’d never been in before. I was listening […]
By Cheryl Wormley John Kunzie was an avid supporter of The Woodstock Independent. He died Nov. 29. His obituary in last week’s paper documented his love of Woodstock, his 25 years as a Woodstock Fire/Rescue District trustee, the lessons he taught his children and grandchildren, and his love for his family. I admired John. To […]
A Woodstock North High School class is doing its part to bring some holiday joy to the residents of Sheltered Village by shopping for gifts and wrapping them in cooperation with the Woodstock Rotary Club’s Christmas Clearing House project. Students in the AVID class were tasked with finding a worthy service endeavor. After considering a […]
I hadn’t planned a series about Christmas Clearing House, but for the third consecutive week I’m sharing the wonders of an effort that brings the joy of Christmas to our neighbors who are experiencing hardships or loneliness. Two weeks ago, I encouraged donating and mentioned the need for drivers for delivery day, which is this […]
When Santa’s Hut, located in the Park in the Square every Christmas season, was in disrepair, the Rotary Club of Woodstock stepped up to carry out needed renovations. And the club added a new feature this year: an “Elf Hut” for Santa’s helpers. The former Woodstock Lions Club originally provided the Santa Hut, which has […]
By Cheryl Wormley I’m pumped. I found out about Christmas Clearing House’s product partners last week. For those of you who knew all about the effort, you are probably wondering what planet I’ve been on. If you didn’t know about it, I will share what I’ve learned. First of all, product partners, Rotary, and Christmas […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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