Del Webb has always said, “Retire from Work, not Life,” in its promotion of a retirement lifestyle in Sun City. If it ever needs a spokesman and role model to personalize that philosophy, it ought to call on Nick Koplos of Sun City-Huntley.

No, it’s not a bunch of weird rock bands, it’s the annual beginning of the slow-pitch softball season at Sun City. In the next several months, nearly 230 games will be played there on a beautifully landscaped field surrounded by one of the largest subdivisions in the northwest suburbs.