Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock again will be the finishing line for the 20th annual Thunder Run to call attention to POW/MIA issues and raise funds for veterans’ needs. Many of the hundreds of motorcycles will bear large POW/MIA and American flags as they pass through several north suburban towns on Sunday, Sept. 18. The group […]
On warm summer days, Woodstock regulars don’t think twice about seeing motorcycles on the roads. But biker Duane Peiffer carries unique cargo that might make him stand out – his set of golf clubs. “I like motorcycles, and I like to golf,” Peiffer said. “I figured there must be a way to combine them, and […]
Marengo-based apparel company Oscar Mike celebrated Independence Day with veterans and motorcyclists, raising money over the Fourth of July weekend to keep injured veterans active through adaptive sports. Woodstock Harley-Davidson hosted the second annual Oscar Mike Independence Ride, which attracted a few hundred riders and more than a hundred non-riding supporters as well. “I’m here […]
The rumble heard around Woodstock late Saturday morning was the sound of nearly 500 lady bikers from 17 states, empowering one another through the Midwest Women Riders’ Get Your Groove On 65-mile ride throughout Northern Illinois. “It was amazing,” Kim Martin from Iowa said. “Just spectacular. All of these women driving around these curves and […]
This coming weekend, Woodstock will again welcome more than 550 female bikers into the community for a two-day motorcycle event hosted by Woodstock Harley-Davidson. The Midwest Women Riders’ inaugural Get Your Groove On event was held last year at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, which ended with a several-hours-long ride throughout Northern Illinois that was staged […]
Bugler Tom Poznanski, whose father served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War and whose son is a military veteran, played taps Sunday while members of Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 looked on during a ceremony for Veterans Day at Woodstock Harley-Davidson. Rolling Thunder advocates for continuing the search for the many POW/MIAs – more […]
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