Third of school involved with Marian Central Key Club Members of Marian Central’s Key Club have used the holiday season for many community service efforts “This year’s Key Club has experienced tremendous growth,” club adviser Megan Graf said, “with now approximately one-third of the entire school taking part in the club.” Every member has a […]
Woodstock VFW Post 5040 has been a fixture in town for 75 years. Committed to serving veterans, youths and families, community, and the spread of patriotism, the VFW has been a place of refuge and strength for veterans across all modern eras. It has embraced with loving arms the distraught, returning home with nowhere to […]
For the past few months, on every second and fourth Monday, the Woodstock VFW has been home to some self-defined “odd” goings on. After a public dinner, the Main Street lodge closes its doors and offers itself to host the secret meetings of a time-honored fraternal organization – the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, or […]
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