MY SUN DAY NEWS
September 26, 2013
On Aug. 24 a violent hailstorm struck Sun City, denting or ripping open shingles on roofs, denting gutters and downspouts, and tearing holes in screens.
Warren Higgins of N.12 is issuing a challenge to his neighbors and the Sun City community at large: get out and vote.
On Sept. 6, Bill Pennock’s role as executive director and his employment by First Service Residential came to an end. First Service and the Sun City Community Association of Huntley Board have chosen Dave Osborn, director of fa¬cility maintenance, to serve as interim executive director.
Grafton Township supervisor Jim Kearns has announced the township’s bus service will stop giving rides to Rutland Township residents on Nov. 30.
On Sept. 9, the seven candidates competing for three open seats on the Sun City Community Association board of directors spoke to about 400 residents at an open forum in Drendel Ballroom.
He was a fearless, aggressive catcher who caught bare handed. He compiled a .312 lifetime batting average in the original dead-ball era. He played when the rules allowed five strikes and eight balls. Batters could usually tell the pitcher where they wanted the ball pitched.
“Helping someone with low vision and giving them the tools to live independent, productive, and happy lives can hopefully be achieved by listening to qualified speakers, learning about adaptive tools and technologies and available resources,” Marlene Pilger, one of the two ladies who started M’Eye Low Vision Group, said, summarizing the group’s mission.
On Sept. 27, Edgewater veterans and civilians will come together to experience a dramatic interpretation of soldiers’ experiences during the Vietnam War.
WOODSTOCK – Calls of “tekiah” and “terurah” were read and followed by blasts from the shofar that reverberated across the chapel of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church.
SUN CITY – It was a comfortable morning on Sept. 4 in Sun City’s Neighborhood 10. A resident was puttering in a garden plot near her front door. It was about 10:45 a.m. Her garage door was open.
SUN CITY – Sun City and the Village of Huntley have so far avoided butting up closely against each other.
SUN CITY – For the Italian American Club, a trip down memory lane ended at the altar.
On April 11, 1968, 25-year-old FBI agent Don Wilson was getting irritated at the hesitation of his fellow agent and a police officer to examine the abandoned white Ford Mustang parked in front of the Capital Homes housing projects in Atlanta.
Remembering regular eye checkups is critical to controlling and limiting damage done to our eyes as seniors. With proper management, even those eye diseases that can cause blindness can usually be helped.
EDGEWATER — Talented artists and crafters around Edgewater ply their skills year-round, sometimes purely for the joy of the creation. But when they can share the results of their labors with appreciative consumers, it’s frosting on the cake.
If you asked founding members of the Sun City Concert Band had they ever predicted the original 11-piece band would someday grow to a comfortable size of 50, they might have replied “no.”
Sun City residents living in Rutland Township may face the possibility of losing access to the Grafton Township bus service if a funding solution is not found.
In order to help Sun City residents evaluate the qualifications and views of the seven candidates for the board of directors in this fall’s election, the Sun Day is publishing their answers to two questions: why are you running for a directorship, and what do you believe are the most critical issues facing our community?
Artists from far and wide came to Huntley to show their wares at the 2013 Artfest, held August 17-18 in Downtown Huntley.
Certainly one of the priceless perks of living in our senior community is our residents’ easy accessibility to support groups. All of these groups are exclusively for Sun City/Huntley seniors and are facilitated by our residents.
In 2011, football coach John Hart had it all. He was sitting on top of the Indiana high school football world as head man at Warren Central High School in the Indianapolis area, with one state championship and a perennial state contending record on his resume.
The slick, jazz-tinted chords of Dusty Springfield’s “Spooky” rang through the breezy August air, and the finale of Edgewater’s 2013 Music on the Green concert series began.
Sun City’s transition to self governance may be the cause of a significant increase in resident interest in serving on the community association board of directors.
Huntley’s journey to become a major medical center has received two big boosts this summer from the Village of Huntley and a State of Illinois medical agency.
The Del Webb lifestyle is often portrayed as fun and carefree, and many Sun City residents are actively working to ensure it stays that way.
A spirited comeback effort by the National League all-stars was unfortunately not enough, and the American League team took the 2013 Sun City Senior Softball All-Star Game.
As we grow older, it is normal for our eyes to change. John Hopkins Medical Publication (Sept. 2013) tells us “Advancing age also puts you at risk for more serious eye diseases, as do chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. Age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are among the most common causes of serious visual impairment, and their frequency is rising.”
Retired minister and author Dr. Bruce Pullen and his wife Judy have been helping their Edgewater neighbors enrich their spiritual lives through the CAFÉ group since 2007.
In athletics, if you can’t play the game, coach it and help prepare future athletes. Teach physical education and pass on the merits of exercise and fitness.
Since 2010, Sun City has welcomed the Huntley High School singing group Project 2 into the community with high enthusiasm and positive feedback. Now, three years later, Del Webb residents will wish them farewell by hosting Project 2’s College Send-Off show.
