MY SUN DAY NEWS
December 5, 2013
Throughout his four-day trial, former Sun City resident Robert Signorile was portrayed as a wild, violent man, who viciously abused and beat his girlfriend Michelle Mathieu.
Sun City residents in both Grafton and Rutland Townships saw changes in the Grafton Township senior bus service on Nov. 30.
Sun City resident and MS Ambassador Sue Iwinski explains “MS is divided into two major classifications: relapsing-remitting and progressive.” Inside those two larger titles, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society informs says “people with MS can typically experience one of four disease courses, each of which might be mild, moderate, or severe.”
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On the third Wednesday of every month, a team of about 20 Edgewater volunteers gather at Creekside Lodge, carpool to a warehouse in Aurora, and fill shipping boxes with life-sustaining food products destined for some of the world’s neediest recipients.
Throughout his four-day trial this week, former Sun City resident Robert Signorile was portrayed as a wild, violent man, who viciously abused and beat his girl friend, Michelle Mathieu. On Friday, Nov. 22, he stood calmly, impassively, and expressionless, as a McHenry County criminal court jury convicted him of first degree murder.
In the last 50 years of American history, no event has generated stories and speculation like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
After a nationwide search, Lauren Lee is the Sun City Community Association’s new executive director. She will begin her new work in Huntley on Nov. 18.
Our 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, died on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. At 43, he was our youngest president ever elected. At 46, he was also our youngest president to have died. He was buried on Monday, Nov. 25.
Plans for a March 2014 referendum regarding new facilities for the Huntley Park District are moving forward, but they no longer include outdoor swim lanes.
Personnel changes have taken center stage in Sun City’s First Service Residential staff as the year 2013 winds down.
While many Americans will spend the Friday after Thanksgiving battling Black Friday’s shopping hordes, about 70 Sun Citians will gather in Drendel Ballroom one last time to practice for an upcoming performance.
Local firefighters on duty this Thanksgiving will not have to worry about missing out on turkey – or any of the trimmings – this year. That’s because Sun City resident Jack Gilhooly is once again running his Buck in the Boot campaign.
When most high schools measure their sports seasons, they ask: how competitive were our teams and individuals? And how many winning seasons did we have? At Huntley High School this fall, the Red Raiders did very well.
It is estimated that over 2.3 million people are affected by multiple sclerosis worldwide. MS is managed by approximately 400,000 Americans or one in every 700 American adults.
Elgin’s WRMN has thrived on an innovative business model based on a timeless virtue: thrift
WOODSTOCK – He was a cruel, belligerent, drunken abuser who beat his girl friend literally to death. He was a concerned boyfriend who was trying to help his girlfriend deal with seizures and alcoholism. These are the two sharply contrasting descriptions of Robert Signorile, a former Sun City resident, as he went on trial Nov,. 18 for first degree murder in the 2012 death of his live-in girl friend, Michelle Mathieu, in their Neighborhood 10 Sun City home.
Could you ever imagine that a fallen American infantryman, a tiny metal tag, 65 years of time, a generous Dutch archaeologist, and a retired Sun City management consultant would all come together to tell one of the most unbelievable and heart-warming stories of World War II?
Sun City residents will likely find it simpler to connect to Prairie Lodge’s wireless Internet network as the SCAAH Board voted to remove the passwords formerly required before residents could log on.
After about 19 months of legal maneuvering and dozens of hearings, it appears that the case of Robert Signorile in connection with Sun City’s only murder in 15 years will be resolved soon.
Bursting with song and special effects, the Theatre Company of Sun City takes the stage in November with “Scrooge: The Musical,” bringing along a new caliber of talent that sets it apart from the company’s previous plays.
According to Social Security’s 2010 Life Expectancy Report, American men should live an average of 76.3 years. Sun City resident Paul Souchek defied the odds, celebrating his 90th birthday on Sept. 30, 2013.
The straw men (and women) standing outside Creekside Lodge for the past couple of weeks were not doing a very good job of stopping anyone from coming inside. What they did well, however, was to draw in visitors with warm autumn welcome.
Two-thirds of Sun City’s residents said on Oct. 16 that they didn’t want video gaming at Jameson’s Pub in Prairie Lodge. On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23, the association board of directors agreed.
It’s been a quiet two years on the Sun City community association board of directors, and residents appear to want to keep it that way. Continuity, communications, and cost control were the themes of both the recent campaign by seven candidates for the board, and in the results of resident balloting to determine the top three vote-getters.
When he finished the first of two wondrously creative concerts in Drendel Ballroom last week, Pat Boone, the legendary singer/actor, now age 79, told reporters he is working on a project called “Legacy,” an album of gospel songs he wants to leave with his many fans as a final gift.
In Fred Leznek’s nine years in Sun City, he cannot seem to remember a single time where veterans, as a whole, were celebrated for their service. He vows to change that.
Ever take a ride or walk around Sun City to explore other neighborhoods, parks, recreational facilities, wetlands, or marshes?
Imagine this scenario: you’re a bridge, canasta, triple play, or cribbage player, and you’re kibitzing at another game. You see someone lead a 10, someone else plays a nine, then down comes a king, and then a queen shows. You’re surprised when the player who led the 10 takes the trick. You inquire why, and a player tells you that the ranking of cards in this game is ace-10-king-queen-jack.
We take great preparation in winterizing our cars, air conditioners, sprinkling systems, and outside drainage pipes. As seniors, however, it is much more important to winterize our physical and mental selves. How can we keep winter sniffles and blues down to minimum occurrences?
