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09/17/2026

We already knew this but it’s great to be acknowledged by USA TODAY! The Woodstock Farm Fresh Market- unofficial is the best thing on Saturday mornings. Please come out and support our local vendors and farmers.

🍁 USA TODAY just named Woodstock one of the 10 Best Places to Visit for Fall in America.

They called out the Scarecrow Invasion, Taste of Woodstock, and our incredible trail system. We know. We live here.

Here's to crisp weather, a Cadence under the Elm Tree, and a nationally recognized hometown!

09/17/2026

When Carl Lindgren died in Tucson in March, his family sorted out the house, the truck and the fishing boat in about a week. Nobody wanted Otto.

Otto had been Carl's shadow for 12 years, a bloodhound with ears like dish towels and bad hips. Carl's sons both lived in apartments. Otto went to the county shelter with a note on his file asking for an extra week, and a niece called the one person she thought might answer.

Herb Lindgren is Carl's older brother. He lives alone outside Salina, Kansas, about 1,100 miles away, and he'd turned 84 in January. His daughter told him flat out he wasn't driving to Arizona. He'd had cataract surgery in the fall and only drove in daylight.

Herb called the shelter that afternoon. The woman who answered said Otto had stopped eating and spent most of the day lying with his nose against the kennel door. Herb asked her to hold him until Saturday.

He left Wednesday morning in his 1999 Ford pickup with a quilt folded on the passenger seat. Herb drove only while the sun was up and stopped every two hours to walk around the truck. He spent the nights in motels in Amarillo and Albuquerque.

He'd only seen Otto a couple of times a year, at Christmas and on fishing trips. Everybody in the family had always said the brothers sounded exactly alike on the phone.

At the shelter a kennel worker walked Herb back to the last run. Otto was lying against the door with his eyes closed. Herb crouched down as far as his knees allowed and said, "Hey, old man."

Otto's head came up. He got to his feet on those bad hips and let out a long bloodhound bay that brought two other staff members out of the office.

The shelter waived the fee. Out in the parking lot Herb opened the passenger door, and Otto tried twice to climb in before Herb got his arms under the dog's back end and helped him up onto the quilt.

Herb drove the 1,100 miles home the same way, in daylight, with Otto's chin on the armrest between the seats. Somewhere in New Mexico he started telling the dog stories about Carl. He told the one about the ice-fishing house that sank and the one about the Buick they wrecked in 1958, and he kept going until Kansas.

Otto sleeps on the rug beside Herb's recliner now. Herb has kept paying for Carl's old cell phone so the voicemail still works. Some nights he calls it and puts it on speaker, and Otto lifts his head at the sound of the voice.

09/17/2026

Swayze had one very important job at his parents' wedding: capture the party from his point of view 🥹

Emily and Josh strapped a GoPro to their beloved dog's harness during cocktail hour, and the resulting footage caught their guests kneeling down for hugs, handing out head scratches and greeting Swayze everywhere he went. It even captured moments with Emily's 91-year-old grandmother that the couple will now have forever.

09/12/2026

Sorry, puppers. We will not be at the Woodstock Farmers Market today. See you next week!

09/11/2026

09/09/2026

Lol...and the treat dealers....sorry to all our Farmers market regulars!!

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day to all the amazing pet lovers out there! Today, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of both humans and their furry companions. 😌🐾

09/04/2026

Sometimes, it only takes a small moment to shine a light on something meaningful. While waiting in line at a Lowe’s in Abilene, Texas, Judy and Brian Rose noticed a Golden Retriever walking through the store wearing an employee vest. Curious, they learned the dog belonged to an employee—a disabled Air Force veteran named Clay Luthy. Touched by what they saw, Judy snapped a quick photo and shared it online, unintentionally setting off a wave of attention that would soon reach far beyond their community.

For Clay, finding work hadn’t been easy. After multiple deployments and knee surgeries, he relied on his service dog, Charlotte, for support and stability—something that made many employers hesitant. But when he applied to Lowe’s, he was upfront about his needs. Instead of seeing a limitation, the company saw a capable candidate and chose to hire them both, making simple accommodations so Charlotte could remain by his side throughout the workday. “I can’t stand sitting at home,” Luthy said, determined to stay active and independent.

It didn’t take long for Charlotte to become a beloved presence in the store. Friendly and calm, she quickly won over customers and coworkers alike. “Everybody loves Charlotte,” Clay said, as she greeted shoppers and quietly stayed focused on her job. What started as a practical solution became something more...Charlotte became a source of connection, warmth, and joy for everyone who crossed her path.

In the end, the story isn’t about going viral—it’s about being given a chance. With Charlotte beside him, Clay found not just employment, but purpose and belonging. And thanks to a simple act of inclusion, one man and his loyal companion became a reminder that when we make room for people’s needs, we don’t just help them succeed—we make our communities stronger.

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