Local organization makes a difference in local veteran’s life By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com When U.S. Army veteran Tim Carner realized he wanted to become less reclusive and find a space he felt he belonged, he ended up at Operation Wild Horse in Bull Valley. “I drove past the sign every time I went to the […]
For many years, Patti Gruber, program director of Operation Wild Horse, has cultivated support systems for others while creating a space where women feel welcome. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over a year ago, the friendships forged in that group would be the very ones she relied on the most. […]
The second McHenry County Fair out of COVID appeared to be lightly attended during the first few days before the crowd exploded with attendees Friday night. Fair spokesperson Rich Tobiasz said poor weather Wednesday followed by heat and humidity on Thursday were partly to blame. Several of the grandstand events did not sell out, but […]
See wild horses this coming weekend during the third annual Wild Horse Fair at Beyond Stables Farm in Woodstock. Operation Wild Horse, a Bull-Valley-based nonprofit, is hosting the event, which includes the first-ever Illinois-held Mustang TIP Challenge. Fifty wild horses and burros and more than 60 trainers from multiple states will compete for the titles […]
Late in the evening on April 2, under a gently falling snow, six wild mustangs and one burro from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management were delivered to Operation Wild Horse in Bull Valley, which served as a pickup site for participants of the Illinois Mustang Trainer Incentive Program Challenge set to take place July […]
For Clay Taylor, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and McHenry County Sheriff’s corrections officer, every day is Veterans Day. The Woodstock man has taken it upon himself for the past five years to help veterans in the county department feel special. “He makes everyone feel good,” said Steve Laudick, an Army veteran and training sergeant […]
Bull Valley’s own Operation Wild Horse has a starring role in the documentary “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses,” which releases this Friday nationwide and at Woodstock’s Classic Cinemas. The movie, co-directed by Steven Latham and Conrad Stanley, was scheduled to be released in March 2020 – the week theaters across the country were shut down […]
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.
