In 2016, we were happy to see an entry in the TowneLaker on the growing popularity of the sport with the “funny” name. This year, we are proud to report that, according to The Economist, pickleball is still the fastest growing sport in the United States! It began as a family recreational sport in 1965, and, today, there are professional leagues in the U.S. and around the … [Read more...]

Eagle Watch volunteers hosted a Fourth of July pollinator plant sale, where neighbors scooped up butterfly favorites amidst the morning celebrations of bike and golf cart parades. New Eagle Watch Social Committee Chair, Rebecca Volkerding, kept the all-day activities organized, including a neighborhood pool party, evening carnival, and a final spectacular fireworks … [Read more...]

World War II veteran Russell Vaudrey received a rather noisy surprise to help him celebrate his 99th birthday on July 10. Woodstock Police Officer Shane Bonebrake organized a caravan of 15 police and fire vehicles - with lights flashing and sirens blaring - to visit the veteran at his Towne Lake home. Bonebrake met Vaudrey, who served in WWII as a master sergeant in the U.S. … [Read more...]

An estimated 7,500-8,000 people turned out to hear The Black Jacket Symphony re-create Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ classic album “Damn the Torpedoes,” during the summer’s first concert on June 12 at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater. … [Read more...]

Elm Street Cultural Arts Center. Elm Street Cultural Village. Elm’s Village of the Arts. I’ve heard many different versions of our organization’s name through the years in email, over the phone, in internet listings − you name it. Well, I have some exciting, and hopefully, easier to remember news for you. As of Aug. 1, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village officially will be … [Read more...]