Fourth-grade students are now eligible to participate in the orchestra program in Woodstock School District 200. “Our fabulous orchestra directors, Christine Evens and Jillian Forbes, have recruited more than 50 […]
Grumpy old man ruins couple’s shopping trip If you shop in Woodstock at the big-box stores, you might run into the grumpy old man with the mean, nasty mouth. Let […]
The Woodstock Community Orchestra will host its debut performance Aug. 3 in the Woodstock Square. Two School District 200 orchestra teachers – Lyndra Bastian and Jillian Forbes – have worked […]
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