The City of Woodstock wants to know what you envision for the former Woodstock Hospital lands. The hospital has relocated to a new site at 310 Juliana Drive. As a result, the former hospital buildings are no longer used or needed by the hospital.

The Woodstock Public Library has selected award-winning novelist Terry Fallis’ second novel, The High Road, as its adult title for 2012.

The City of Woodstock’s community services guide, What’s On Woodstock, has just completed five successful years of bringing community events, announcements and programs to your doorstep. The colourful magazine is overflowing with information that invites you to get involved in the community.

It’s often hard to find something for the kids to do on the holiday break after Christmas; after all the excitement passes they start complaining about being bored. The Winter Carnival at the Woodstock Museum is the perfect remedy for bored kids. It’s hard for families where both parents have to work to find someone to take care of the children; the Winter Carnival is a great solution to that also. Your kids will be properly supervised in a safe environment.

The Woodstock Art Gallery has recently moved to a new home on Dundas Street. The ribbon cutting and grand opening takes place on November 19 at 1:30 pm; refreshments will be sold and Mayor Sobeski will be in attendance. Since it opened in 1967, the gallery has had many homes; finally it has a permanent structure in downtown Woodstock.

The Woodstock Nostalgia Show and Sale will take place on November 20 at the Woodstock Fairgrounds. It will take place in the Oxford Auditorium and the Mutual/Market and will offer 200 vendor tables. Admission is $5 and free for those under 12. Applications are being accepted for vendors who wish to take part; one table costs $55 to rent and two tables cost $105. Visitors are also encouraged to bring items they might want to sell to the various vendors.

The 2011 United Way Oxford campaign is well under way; the goal this year is to raise $1.1 million, an increase of $100,000 from last year’s total. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Change Starts Here". The United Way utilizes marketing techniques like poster printing to raise money for 13 member agencies and several partners dedicated to strengthening the community and making it a more pleasant place to live.

It has been shown time and time again that personalized sales pitches do better than generic ones. They also get more response. This is something that companies in Woodstock should remember when it comes to brochure and flyer printing; something addressed to a specific person will be read more often than one addressed to “occupant.”