Sun City Sunflower Garden Club hosts annual walk for charity

The 8th Annual Holiday House Walk for Charity will take place on Thursday, December 14, 2-6 pm. at Sun City Huntley. The public is welcome to participate and enjoy a fabulous Winter Wonderland. This festive event benefits charities. We would like to share the very personal side of these charities of choices for one of the hosts.

Governing board elections run smooth, near-49% voter turnout

When voters have a lot of options as they choose their leaders, they will come to the ballot box.

Ten Sun City residents put their names on the 2017 board of directors ballot this fall, and 2,643 community households responded in the mail-in balloting. That’s nearly 49% of the association’s 5,400-plus eligible households.

This was the biggest election, in terms of candidate and voter participation, ever held in Sun City Huntley’s 18-year history.

Food drive celebrates 10 years of giving

Ten years ago, Laurie Larkin got a phone call from her friend, Annalee Boles. Larkin recalls that call: “Annalee just asked me – ‘do you want to help me organize a food drive?’ And I said, Sure.” That is how Sharing our Blessings Food Drive began.

Boles said, “I saw that the Grafton Food Panty here in town recognized the needs of our community and I wanted to help.”

New Jewel and other industry headed to Huntley

There’s a once-popular song that goes, “Everything’s up to date in Kansas City.”

In Huntley, that title could be changed slightly: “There is always something new in Huntley.”

He paid a resale transfer fee, even though his home was exempt from the fee because of its location and the date it was built.

Huntley maps out new plan for growth

If you’ve been impressed by the Village of Huntley’s growth and expansion in the last 20 years, you haven’t seen anything yet.

Board proposes potential decrease in assessments

Sun City’s board of directors plans to give residents an early Christmas gift this year.

At the September 27 board meeting, it was announced that the draft 2018 association operating and reserve budgets will provide all residents with a $9.00 decrease (you read that right), in 2018 assessments.

The Sunflower Garden Club of Sun City Huntley is hosting their 8th Annual Holiday House Walk for Charity

The 8th ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE WALK FOR CHARITY will take place on Thursday, December 14 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket cost is $10 per person and will include entrance to six beautifully decorated homes and a dessert reception at Fountain View on the day of the walk. New this year is a Raffle with dozens of prizes to be won. House Walk Tickets purchased by December 1st will receive one (1) free raffle ticket.

Second crash on Hemmer Road sparks concern

Hemmer Road in Sun City is turning out to be a very dangerous place for drivers.

In their own words

A sudden surge in volunteerism is changing the way the Sun City association does things.

There are 10 candidates vying for four open positions on the community board of directors in this fall’s election. The 10 held a unique two-hour meet and greet session on August 7 in the Fountain View atrium in Prairie Lodge.

Wildflower shoreline improvement project sparks praise among residents

The rear waterfall repair at Prairie Lodge probably is the most expensive repair project ever at Sun City ($480,000), but the Wildflower Lake shoreline repair may have the title of taking the longest time to complete.

Does Sun City need the security of lockboxes?

In a community with a large seniors-only subdivision, a soon-to-open healthcare center, a major hospital, and a rapidly growing reputation as a healthcare location, why does a lockbox personal assistance program that is at least 20 years old go unnoticed?

Get ready to vote

Suddenly, volunteerism is reviving in Sun City.

Ten candidates have applied for four positions on the 2018-2020 Sun City board of directors term in this fall’s election. This is the highest number of candidates in recent years, possibly ever. A strong promotional “be a volunteer” recruiting effort by the association staff in recent months was a big reason for the strong response.