When the filming cast and crew came to Woodstock 30 years ago, they changed the community forever. Now, the Groundhog Days Committee is working feverishly to pull off the city’s 30th anniversary celebration of the filming of Harold Ramis’ classic movie, “Groundhog Day.” “We have most of our usual events and added a few more,” […]
The litany of Groundhog Days events usually runs like clockwork – year after year. The festival is on repeat, just like Phil Connors’ Feb. 2. But this year, the event is skewed toward its roots. Cheryl Wormley, publisher of The Woodstock Independent and one half of the pair who founded Groundhog Days, said she had […]
It is six more weeks of winter … according to Woodstock Willie. In front of a larger than ever crowd Sunday morning, a feistier-than-usual Willie was pulled out of his customary tree stump by handler Mark Szafran of Animal Rentals in Chicago to give his prediction to Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager. Though the crowd was […]
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.
