By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Many Woodstock seniors participate in a variety of activities and classes offered by the programs at SOAR@Dorr senior center. Three seniors have enjoyed incredible results after […]
SOAR@Dorr offers classes to seniors, with an assist from D-200 By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com SOAR@Dorr Director of Social Services Lynda Rohe was missing the last component to implement a valuable […]
92-year-old Antoinette Tlstovick is a regular at SOAR@Dorr activities By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Laura Wassinger, SOAR@Dorr director, reports that more than 750 people participated in senior activities at its Lake […]
SOAR@Dorr “continues to amaze me,” says Dorr Township Supervisor Sue Brokaw, who hosts the local senior center. She give Director Laura Wasserman the credit. “What started out as pinochle and […]
As SOAR@Dorr – Serving Older Adult Residents – celebrates its second anniversary, many new programs include a focus on overall fitness, flexibility, physical soundness, and social well-being for older adults. […]
Elementary students from across Woodstock School District 200 have begun the servant leadership portion of their Difference Makers program by visiting local assisted living facilities and senior programs to connect […]
The activities director of a local senior center has received a statewide award after serving only one year in her Woodstock job. Laura Wassinger, director at SOAR@Dorr – Serving Older […]
Election Day here now in early voting, vote by mail Early voting and voting by mail for the Nov. 8 general election is underway in McHenry County. The first early […]
Happy first anniversary to SOAR@Dorr! The acronym – which stands for Serving Older Adult Residents – is a community program started as a collaboration of the city of Woodstock and […]
Tour construction zone inside Old Courthouse Plan to get a little dirty at the Dusty Boots Tour at the Old Courthouse, 101 N. Johnson St., from 11 a.m. to 1 […]
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.
