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February 11, 2021

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What can Sun City expect in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccinations?

As many residents may already be aware, both Kane and McHenry Counties are in the process of gearing up to begin distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals of group 1B which includes those that are ages 65 and older.

Trash it or pass it?

Residents, at one point or another, may have wondered to themselves whether the piece of garbage they are about to throw away should be recycled instead. The U.S. generates approximately 262 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, according to a report done by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The biggest portion of waste comes from consumer disposal of paper products, plastics, and food.

Precautions in place, Sun City residents continue to give blood during COVID

Across the United States, donating blood is a lifesaving and essential part of caring for patients. The need for donated blood is constant, and blood centers are open and in urgent need of donations even during Covid-19. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Neither the cold nor a pandemic stops pickleball

The weather is freezing and you are driving down Del Webb. You see a line of cars parked at the courts. What is going on?

“We are playing pickleball,” said Dana Rich. “The great thing about pickleball is that it’s non-seasonal. You can play any time of year regardless of outside temperature.”

Will you get the jab?

Americans’ willingness to take the coronavirus vaccine has jumped since the first two vaccines were authorized by the FDA. In a response to a survey, Sun City residents echo the Nation’s willingness to take the vaccine. Sixty-four residents responded to the question, “Will you get the vaccine?” Only three said that they would not.

Cue-ties

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many life celebrations, like birthday parties and weddings, have been celebrated quietly, postponed, or canceled.

Dorothy Cronin turned 90 on December 6, 2020. Her friend Judy Cieciwa decided that she would not let the day go by quietly.

Bicycle accident prompts cycling, pedestrian safety club

Many Sun City residents are seeking respite from their quarantine by taking walks, jogging, or riding bikes. But concerns are being raised that roads are not safe for those activities.

‘Tough old sport’

A World War II veteran in Sun City celebrated his 96th birthday quietly on Friday, January 8. Marking another milestone, Fritz Mazur would have celebrated surrounded by family and friends. But Fritz and his wife, Tina, have sequestered themselves in their home in Sun City during the coronavirus pandemic, so the annual birthday celebration was a small gathering of three.

Illinois attempts to meet the challenge for safe and effective vaccine rollouts in 2021

Beset by confusion and disorganization in many of our states, our country’s most ambitious vaccination campaign ever has not yet met with its 2020 promises of delivery and number of inoculations.

Hang Your Hat: January 14, 2021

Letters for the week of January 14

The family trees

In many houses, the Christmas tree is the centerpiece of a home, during the holiday seson. Most Sun City residents have collected several ornaments over the years. They are ornaments from trips, children’s crafted ones, favorite themes such as Disney, Cats, dogs, and music.

‘Tis the season… for HOPE

A night of sparkling lights and holiday decorations in Sun City and downtown Huntley offer a picture of hope for a better future.

The show must go on … even in 2020

Among the many losses this year was the chance for residents to shine on stage in the classic end-of-the-year theater production of Scrooge. This pandemic has crippled most live audience events. The performing arts sector has been hit especially hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, but something is happening in Sun City in the world of live theater. Debi Sieckman found an innovative way to weather the storm.

Hanukkah celebrations bring light into a dark year

Hanukkah is a Jewish eight-day celebration, sometimes known as the festival of lights. It is celebrated with nightly Menorah lighting, special prayers, and fried foods. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and is observed with the lighting of a nine-branched candelabrum each night.

Charting a vaccination path to the pandemic’s end

What usually can take decades of vaccine research work has been completed in months through President Trump’s “Warp Speed Initiative Program.” Both U.S. drug companies, Pfizer (with its German BioNTech partner) and Moderna, are now gaining government authorization allowing the release of their two vaccines to the public.

Stocking” up on help

Sue Coltman’s garage was looking a little like Santa’s Workshop. Coltman is the President of the Sunflower club who coordinated the effort to make sure that every child under 18 serviced by the Graton Food Pantry would receive a Christmas Stocking this year.

Send cheer to a vet

The holidays may be tough for most this year, but Sun City resident knows that some groups need extra cheer this year.

Naples is asking for help to brighten up the holiday for veterans.

Club closures curb Woodchuck’s annual toy making

Residents of Sun City may remember how during last year’s holiday season, the Woodchucks’ charitable efforts led to the charter club being featured on local news station, WGN9. However, their annual wooden toy making drive is not exclusive to just one year alone, as according to fellow Woodchuck and event organizer, Al La Pelusa.

8,000 lights… and counting

2020 has been a tough year. But Sun City has some relief thanks to David Mathis.

Mathis has an enormous lights and music display in his yard and 11861 Sedgewick Drive. The lights are on from 4:30 to 10 p.m.

Remembrance

Yesterday, I cried for the us that is no more, for the couple, the twosome who moved through life together – sharing love, joy, faith, struggles, worries, accomplishments and successes, illnesses and loss, adversity and failures.

Combining different layers of vaccinations and personal and public measures to combat COVID-19

With both of our country’s Pfizer and Moderna Research Labs communicating strong showings in their final phases of vaccine development, there appears to be two strong rays of light at the end of the world’s long quarantined tunnel.

Huntley Bingo

If you like to win prizes, play Bingo, shop at local stores, and order from nearby restaurants, Huntley has the perfect game for you.

Bingo.

On the way

On November 9, American biotech and pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, and its German biotech partner, BioNTech, announced their researched coronavirus vaccine has proven to be more than 90% effective in preventing the virus among those without evidence of prior infection.

Indeed, Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the recent trial results as “a great day for science and humanity.”

Sun City pen pals paired with local high school students

It might not be obvious what old-fashioned letter writing has to do with careers in the cutting-edge medical field, but Huntley High School Medical Academy teacher Renae St. Clair says the relevance is crucial.

New phone scam warrants new protocols

You get a call from someone claiming to be from any government agency, such as the police, FBI, or IRS, asking for your social security or money.

Is it real?

Valor quilters and the McHenry County Historical Society team up to honor Huntley veterans

This community, like places all over the country, paused on Veterans Day to honor those who served. Veterans Day is always on November 11, the anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918. But unlike past remembrances in the 102-year history of the holiday, no one is inviting crowds, hosting parades, but instead preferring to offer virtual ceremonies, or hosting in person events requiring masks and observing social distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.