MY SUN DAY NEWS
August 26, 2010
Step 1: Finally make time to change the faucet (a few hours should do it).
Seventy-five kids, 145 bluegills, 9 bass, 1 crappie, 2 bullheads, 5 catfish, and a whole bunch of moms, dads, and grandparents add up to the annual cross-club Grandma Grandpa & Me and Anglers Fishing Derby at Wildflower Lake.
There’s a growing unrest in me about the poor quality of commercial goods these days, specifically home furnishings. I grew up with a mother who had a bend for antique furniture and a father who is a woodworker, so perhaps I’ve been spoiled by things made of wood. What I consider “real” furniture.
Thomas Scott said, “A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well-educated family.” And if a library is not an extension of education, one that continues to give well after the years of the standard educational system are over, then what is?
Eye safety is a high priority when using the machinery in Mill Grove Woodshop said Woodchucks Safety Officer Chuck Bayser of N. 11. In any area that machining is being done, Bayser said, Woodchucks members are required to use protective eyewear.
According to Sun City resident Dolores Boychuk, N.7, being a member of the Red Hat Society is as fun and colorful as the big red hats and purple outfits they wear. In fact, said Boychuck, Queen Mohter of the Sun City Chapter, fun and colorful is what the Red Hat Society is all about.
July is National Eye Injury Prevention month, and it’s good practice to keep your eyes safe, whether by eating foods known to maintain healthy eyes or wearing sunglasses in order to reduce your chances of developing cataracts from UV damage. But as my wife and I learned, it’s even better to practice prudence when selecting an eye care physician, who is paid to go poking around inside your eyes. (If that’s not reason enough, I don’t know what is.)
If there’s one thing TR Kerth of N. 17 never imagined in his younger years, it’s that he would be in a garage band at 62.
I think that if you can teach someone one thing that they will remember for life, you’ve done a good job. And I think teachers know this better than anyone. Teachers like TR Kerth of N. 17, who is featured in this edition of the Sun Day along with his band Old’s Cool.
Floating volleys and careless banter quickly became overhead slams and targeted taunts as Sun City’s Pickleball Club met Wednesday afternoon in Huntley’s REC Center.
“It’s the blend of our two voices that reminds you of that sound,” said AJ Swearingen, one half of the tribute band to Simon & Garfunkel’s music.
Sun City resident and (ret.) speech pathologist Phyllis Wit spends half the year in her Sun City Huntley home and the other half in her Sun City Palm Desert California home. One thing she shares between the two locations is her Stroke Survivors Support Group.
Today, points can get you miles, food, lodging, gas, unknown amounts of free gifts, and, with FitLinxx, they can even get you in shape.
The Carbon Monoxide CO Detector / Garage Door Opener is a large and technical name for a very simple idea. So simple, it amazes its inventor, Sun City resident Thomas VanTilburg, that it’s not already on the market.
After his little maltese dog recently passed away, local artist and Sun City resident Caroll Callaway of N.36 asked himself how can he do something to help other animals. His answer was contributing to the Animal House Shelter in Huntley in a very colorful way.
I’m 32 years old, just turned it on June 9, and I have to admit, I have a hard time keeping up with most of the residents in Sun City, despite that I am approximately 23 years younger than the age requirement for living here.
In late 1999 (for their 2000 lineup), Chrysler turned heads (and the clock back) with their retro-style PT Cruiser, modeled after old-fashioned street rods. Upon taking notice to the Cruiser, Sun City resident Anthony Luscalzo, N.16, not only bought one, he started a club based around the car with the purpose to bring together all the people behind the wheel, PT Cruiser enthusiasts like himself.
If there’s one issue that’s a hot topic right now in Sun City, its healthcare. More accurately, healthcare reform. And depending where you stand on the issue, “reform” is either a good or bad word in your mouth.
If there’s one thing you can say about The Sun City Strutters, it’s that they definitely have some spring in their step. And that’s not just limited to spectacular choreography or high energy (both of which their shows boast) but their entire annual spring performances.
What would you get if you rolled the musical styling and stage presence of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and, of course, Frank Sinatra into one? You’d get Chicago’s Entertainer Ron Hawking.
For those of you who have not seen or met me, here’s a general description: I’m roughly 6’2” and weigh about 150 lbs., which makes me, as many people like to say, a “rail” or “bean pole.” I look at a rack of dumbbells and think, “My gosh, those are just too heavy.”
The battle of the sexes has been being waged practically since the Garden of Eden, but women in battle is a relatively new fact in American history. Only as recent as 1994 have women been able to take up arms on the battlefield alongside their male counterparts.
If there’s one thing Gene Klein of Neighborhood 36 knows, it’s how to move something from Point A to Point B, a skill he learned serving in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps in 1967 and 1968, during the Vietnam War.
In the United States Marine Corps, there’s a saying, “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” According to Sun City Huntley Marines Commandant Charles A. Molitor, N.33, and Turstee Tony Laforte, N.10, this is a very true saying.
In January of 1995, nearly 30 years after he was relieved of duty, my uncle Johnny became a casualty of the Vietnam War when he suffered a massive heart attack after years of prolonged heart complications due to his exposure to Agent Orange. He was 47. He was newly married and a stepfather to three young children that he loved as his own.
When Sun City resident Donna Bressler of N.27 moves her arms, music happens. Of course, one might expect as much from the Sun City Concert Band Director, and with a jam-packed schedule of appearances for the band this spring and summer, Bressler’s arms will be moving a lot, and a lot of wonderful music will be sure to follow each gesture.
“It’s kind of mesmerizing to watch a train run around,” said Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Model Railroad Club President Don Espeseth of N.21. He hopes that other Sun City residents, their friends, family, and their neighbors will feel the same at the Model Railroad Club’s semiannual Open House.
the Chairperson of Technology Committee, a member of the Communications and Web Portal Committees, and the Vice President of the Cyclepaths bicycle club, among his other standings, Greg Ward of N.17 is known to his friends and neighbors as a real stalwart of the Sun City Community. In November of 2009, Ward stepped forward into the Community once again and broke new territory when he founded the Rainbow Pride Diversity Network (RPDN)Special Interest Group.
I’ll admit that in writing, my heart first belongs to fiction. I am a constant reader and writer of the form. I love journalism too, and I’m deeply in love with newspapers as a whole (the feel, the look, the concept and history). But journalism is a craft with strict parameters, making it less free than the art of fiction writing, but no less rewarding when it is done well.
Ordinarily when you ask a woodchuck to do something, you’ll get back a “chuck-chuck” noise in return. Or in moments of anxiety or danger, a shrill whistle or, perhaps, even a hiss.
