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Downtown Woodstock came alive with the sights and sounds of autumn during the inaugural Woodstock Fall Fest, held in Museum Square on Saturday, Oct. 4.

St. David’s United Church opened its doors on Sept. 27 for the first-ever Doors Wide Open event.

Visitors to the Woodstock Museum are teaming up to tackle a new Thirteen Ghosts Escape Room, a Halloween-themed fundraiser designed to appeal to teens, adults and families.

The Gromada Ukrainian Association of Oxford County hosted Ukrainian Heritage Day at Museum Square in downtown Woodstock on Sept. 27.

After a slow start to the season Woodstock’s win streak has them in a tie for fourth in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Doherty Division.

Somewhere, Mike McMahon was smiling. The celebrated late Woodstock St. Mary’s principal - inducted into the Wilfrid Laurier University sports hall of fame for prowess as a middle linebacker during his own playing days - had been instrumental in bringing football to the school. And he would have been thrilled with its return, particularly with grandsons Milton (son of Patrick McMahon) and Corall (son of Nolan McMahon) taking to the field for the junior Warriors.

One second. One yard. One play. And one of the best high school football games one may hope to see, coming down to the wire. “We stop that, what a game, we let it in, what a game,” Woodstock College Avenue Knights coach Jaimen Allison summed up following a 24-19 Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) senior boys football loss Oct. 3 to the visiting Ingersoll DCI Blue Bombers. “You tip your hat.”

It’s always fun to play against friends, said Woodstock St. Mary’s Warriors senior boys volleyball middle hitter Jack Verberne.

Seven club players have graduated, and instead of a large A school, Woodstock CI is now a small AA entity. But the game and the goals remain the same for the Red Devils senior girls’ basketball team.

Ingersoll’s second annual Nature Art Walk took place October 2 to 5 along Lawson Trail, welcoming visitors daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event was hosted and organized by local tattoo studio Aftermath Tattoo Studios, bringing together art lovers and families for a creative outdoor experience.

Woodstock Museum’s Lunch and Learn Fall Series invites residents to discover local history through talks by community historians and experts. Sessions combine education and social time, with lunch provided.

October is Cyber Security Month across Canada and this year’s theme is Get cyber safe – for future you.

“Through the ongoing forensic investigation of Oxford County’s cyber incident, we have determined there is reason to believe that the personal information of our current and former employees may have been compromised as a result of this incident.”

The Woodstock Walk for Dog Guides took place on Sept. 27 at Southside Park, bringing together walkers, volunteers, and supporters in a show of community spirit.

Few things get a Canadian’s competitive juices flowing like a good, international rivalry - particularly when it involves the Americans.

Three artists. Thirty years of friendship. One exhibition that ties it all together. Together Apart | Under One Roof

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Oxford’s Teen Literacy program launched after receiving a monetary boost from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Police target enforcement at new all-way stop signs

Mini putt targeted in distraction theft

The second phase of the $50 million Streetscape project in downtown Woodstock is expected to be finished soon. The city released an update on the project last Friday.