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December 15, 2011

My Sunday News

Railroad Club Sets 2011 Holiday Display

The Kishwaukee Valley-Eakin Creek Model Railroad Club of Sun City has announced the running dates for this year’s Holiday Display. Trains will run in the Prairie Lodge Social Lounge from Friday November 25 through Thursday December 29.

Hang Your Hat: December 1, 2011

Letters to the editor for the week of December 1.

Ask an Angel: December 1, 2011

Q: The holidays are right around the corner, and I’m already feeling a little blue. Do you have any tips for getting through the holidays?

Library volunteer celebrates 96th birthday

Kay Harlow is an active senior in Sun City, a founding member of a senior breakfast club, and in her spare time volunteers at the Huntley Library. On November 10 the library staff and patrons helped Kay celebrate her 96th birthday.

Hang your hat: November 17, 2011

OOPS – before anyone could notice the self-appointed judges of Sun Views, which endorsed 3 candidates in the last Board of Directors election, stacked the ballet box so your vote did not matter.

Huntley Library has Free eBooks, Kindle Downloads

With eReader popularity soaring, the Huntley library is meeting demand by expanding the selection and quantity of titles available through their free download service. Amazon’s Kindle eReader, the most popular device, became compatible with the eBooks offered for free at the Huntley Library in October. Kindle owners have joined Nook, iPad, Sony, and other eReader owners in flocking to check out the free library downloads.

Get InQuicker

Provena Saint Joseph Hospital, Elgin and Provena Acute Care, Lake in the Hills, launched InQuicker.com an online check-in service for ER care designed to increase patient convenience and satisfaction. InQuicker.com, available only at Provena Saint Joseph Hospital and Acute Care facilities in the area, allows users with non-life threatening conditions to check wait times and hold their place in line, online while resting comfortable at home.

SunCPAC Q&As: November 17, 2011

Q: I’ve used the Model Reports, but what other assessment resources are available?

Ask an Angel: November 17, 2011

Q: I am in my late 60’s and am my mother’s caregiver. She lives 30 miles away from me. It’s not a long distance, but caring for her is becoming more challenging for me. How can I care for her needs and not feel burned out?

Hang Your Hat: November 3, 2011

Letters to the editor for the week of November 3.

Whooping cough prevention

Whooping cough can be serious, even fatal, in certain populations. In response to McHenry County’s recent increase in pertussis cases, Centegra Health System reminds adults and children about the necessity of vaccinations to avoid serious illnesses or death.

Quick & Casual

Chicago’s resurgence of interest in professional hockey was created mainly by the recent success of the Black Hawks. This being your team’s first year in competition for sports and specifically hockey fans in the Chicagoland area, what do you see as your niche when developing a fan base here with the Black Hawks and Chicago Wolves already established?

Ask an Angel: November 3, 2011

Lately, I’ve been forgetting so many little details. Should I be concerned?

Resident Reporter: November 3, 2011

My husband, Steve Dolewski, is a Korean Veteran who served active duty in 1952 with the Army Forward Artillery Battalion. He is a member of the VFW Post 5151 in Streamwood, IL and the American Legion in Huntley, IL.

Hang Your Hat: October 20, 2011

Asking for “community support for a dog park in Sun City” is way premature. The article implies that, based on the information provided, residents should decide now to be for such a project or against it.

Ask an Angel: October 20, 2011

Q: I’ve noticed some unusual charges on my Medicare statement. How can I make sure I’m not being charged for services I did not receive?

Resident Reporter: October 20, 2011

The ladies of Vineyard Drive are putting a scarecrow on each tree and each mailbox in N.33. A friend on my block in Oak Park moved out here the same day that I did.

SunCPAC Q&As: October 20, 2011

Q: Where can I find information about assessment exemptions and which have been applied to my assessment?

Route 47 Construction Crawl & Open House

From 5 to 10 p.m.* Friday, October 7 Grab your family, friends, and neighbors and participate in a fun night on the town while visiting and supporting your local Huntley businesses! Mark your calendars now! On Friday we ask everyone to come out and visit the many businesses impacted from the Route 47 Widening Project.

Ask an Angel: October 6, 2011

Q: I’d like to leave my life’s story to my family, but I don’t know where to start. Do you have any suggestions?

Ask an Angel: September 22, 2011

Q: Sometimes I feel rushed during my doctor visits, and I forget to discuss important things with him. I actually get a little nervous. How do I relax so that I don’t miss talking about what is on my mind?

Hang Your Hat: September 22, 2011

Letters to the editor for the week of September 22, 2011.

Neighborhood 18 remembers 9/11

On the 10-year anniversary of that awful day, N.18 included in its commemoration the placing of an American flag by each house.

SunCPAC Q&As: September 22, 2011

Q: Where can I find information to help me contact government assessment officials?

We will never forget

“I have a very intimate connection with it. I’m an American.” Whether you were right across the street or on the other side of the continent, all Americans can relate to Neighborhood 29 resident Peg Mulhall’s words about 9/11.

Hang your Hat: September 8, 2011

Letters to the editor.