MY SUN DAY NEWS
You probably have plenty of pet peeves about the way that other people speak, right? You know what I mean — that teenager who can’t keep his mouth from saying “You know” after every six or eight words. Or his sister who spews “Like” before every sentence when she recounts a conversation she had. Or your brother-in-law who says “Literally” like literally a million times, you know?
You probably have plenty of pet peeves about the way that other people speak, right?
You know what I mean — that teenager who can’t keep his mouth from saying “You know” after every six or eight words.
Or his sister who spews “Like” before every sentence when she recounts a conversation she had.
Or your brother-in-law who says “Literally” like literally a million times, you know?
Char Hughes, a Sun City resident, applied for and secured a job in the sales department at Dell Webb in Huntley in 1999.
Hughes said, “The sales office was located at the Outlet Mall in 1999. I had been living in Rockford for 35 years, and I was considering moving to a retirement community. My sister had moved to Palm Desert, but I had misgivings about moving there. Then a friend told me about an ad for a job in Huntley in the Chicago Tribune.”
Members of the Waller High School Class of 1962 gathered on Saturday, September 29, to celebrate the 63 years since they graduated. The celebrated at Sun City resident John Martinez’s home.
Waller High School, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, is recognized for its college preparatory and vocational programs. The school eventually became Lincoln Park High School. The graduating class of 1962 had 165 students.
Some Sun City residents are expressing opposition to the manner of implementation of the latest Sun City Community Association of Huntley’s waiver process. Joe Quinn, a 22-year Sun City resident, has taken up that cause of waiver concern. “I understand the reasons for it, trying to lower the cost of insurance premiums, but my concern is the heavy-handed implementation of forcing residents to sign the waiver agreement. I am opposed to being threatened to sign something under duress,” Quinn told My Sun Day News. “I question how it will be maintained.”
Some Sun City residents are expressing opposition to the manner of implementation of the latest Sun City Community Association of Huntley’s waiver process.
Joe Quinn, a 22-year Sun City resident, has taken up that cause of waiver concern.
“I understand the reasons for it, trying to lower the cost of insurance premiums, but my concern is the heavy-handed implementation of forcing residents to sign the waiver agreement. I am opposed to being threatened to sign something under duress,” Quinn told My Sun Day News. “I question how it will be maintained.”
What makes for a good adaptation from the written word to a visual medium? This is a question that has launched many a film review in the past. Also, it has plagued filmmakers for over a century now. Most fall into two camps. Either you stay so completely faithful as to be a direct copy, think No Country for Old Men. Or you take the Baz Luhrmann approach, tossing every strange anachronism at the screen a la his Romeo + Juliet. Recent internet discourse has surrounded next year’s reinvention of Wuthering Heights. Although after watching the music video featuring Charli XCX with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale titled house, the Goth rock aesthetic has me intrigued in the soundtrack at least. As one commenter put it, Count Brat-cula indeed.
We just returned from ten wonderful days in Aruba, which, if you don’t know, is a Dutch island in the southern Caribbean. The weather was gorgeous and believe it or not, they have some of the best restaurants we have ever been to. When we came home, we were still in a Dutch state of mind and thought of a Dutch pancake that Jim makes for me at home. To give him a day off, we remembered that Richard Walkers Pancake House in Crystal Lake offers the same thing and off we went.
M&T of Neighborhood 26 asks: “We moved here in August and love the summer and fall plantings around the entrance to Sun City from Rt.47, together with those around the lodge. Will Sun City be putting up a Christmas tree? If so, where will it be and will it be lit?”
Holidays are filled with traditions, celebrating with family and the giving of gifts. This year, our family is altering the tradition of giving store-bought gifts. We are giving each other homemade gifts. Thankfully, there are some very creative and talented members of my family. I, unfortunately, am not one of them.
Local businesses and crafters show off talents, skills, services.
American Legion Post 673 Commander Robert Stojak spoke of the importance of support for veterans.
Two members of the Sun City Woodchucks, Donna Bordsen and Howard Hoyt, had an idea to reserve a table at the annual Sun City Artisan Fair with all of the proceeds contributed to the Grafton Food Pantry. All of the items sold at our table were hand crafted by our members. Twenty-one members donated their time, talent and treasures to the cause, and almost every item donated was sold.
My young children, ages 6 and 8, will be visiting their great-grandmother this holiday season. She has dementia, and I’m concerned about how my kids will react if she seems confused, forgetful, or behaves unpredictably. It’s been about a year since they’ve seen her, and I know that over the past year, her dementia has progressed. I want their visit to be warm and positive, especially since we don’t get to see her very often.
Herb Fuqua, Sun City resident, grew up in several small towns in Illinois and went to high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fuqua’s parents were both officers in the Salvation Army. During the summers, Fuqua would work at the Salvation Army Camp in Camp Lake, Wisconsin. He worked alongside the girl he would marry. “Her stunning beauty took me aback. I saw her for the first time at a Salvation Army worship meeting in Chicago playing the tambourine. Her name was Yaneth, and I thought of her often.” Fuqua said, “I was an average student. I could have done better scholastically. However, my focus was on sports. I was captain of the team in cross-country, wrestling and baseball.”
Herb Fuqua, Sun City resident, grew up in several small towns in Illinois and went to high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fuqua’s parents were both officers in the Salvation Army. During the summers, Fuqua would work at the Salvation Army Camp in Camp Lake, Wisconsin. He worked alongside the girl he would marry.
“Her stunning beauty took me aback. I saw her for the first time at a Salvation Army worship meeting in Chicago playing the tambourine. Her name was Yaneth, and I thought of her often.”
Fuqua said, “I was an average student. I could have done better scholastically. However, my focus was on sports. I was captain of the team in cross-country, wrestling and baseball.”
We stood in line for nearly an hour at the Cook County Courthouse across from the Daley Center. It made for excellent people watching — an assembly line of brides and grooms, gripping their marriage licenses in sweaty palms, slowly advancing through the line one by one, as each couple went into the small room where they took their vows in front of a judge. There were brides of all shapes and sizes, wearing short dresses, long dresses, full makeup and eyelashes or just a modest white dress. There, as if illuminated by a spotlight, I saw my oldest son, Clark, and his beautiful bride Lizzy, waiting patiently for their turn to get married.
Georgette and Frank Hein are not typically people who shine a light on what they do. But in honor of their 50th anniversary, they’ve decided to celebrate in a way that spreads their vision of community service in hopes that others may be inspired to join them. On November 9, the Heins are inviting the Del Webb community to participate in a service project at Fountainview Lodge, where community members will create comfort items that will be donated to local hospitals, senior centers, and nursing homes. Attendees are asked to pay an “entrance fee” of a monetary donation to Grafton Food Pantry, which serves Grafton Township, all of Huntley, and portions of the surrounding area.
Georgette and Frank Hein are not typically people who shine a light on what they do. But in honor of their 50th anniversary, they’ve decided to celebrate in a way that spreads their vision of community service in hopes that others may be inspired to join them.
On November 9, the Heins are inviting the Del Webb community to participate in a service project at Fountainview Lodge, where community members will create comfort items that will be donated to local hospitals, senior centers, and nursing homes. Attendees are asked to pay an “entrance fee” of a monetary donation to Grafton Food Pantry, which serves Grafton Township, all of Huntley, and portions of the surrounding area.
It’s always a bit strange when a famous person dies, and you realize that you have a unique personal connection to him. I thought of that recently when “Ace” (Paul Daniel) Frehley died on October 16. Frehley was the lead guitarist for the iconic rock band Kiss — and I once owned an electric guitar that he once almost owned. OK, that’s going to take some explaining. Let’s go back about 25 years, to the day I went into a music shop, hoping to sell a black Les Paul electric guitar that I owned.
It’s always a bit strange when a famous person dies, and you realize that you have a unique personal connection to him. I thought of that recently when “Ace” (Paul Daniel) Frehley died on October 16. Frehley was the lead guitarist for the iconic rock band Kiss — and I once owned an electric guitar that he once almost owned.
OK, that’s going to take some explaining.
Let’s go back about 25 years, to the day I went into a music shop, hoping to sell a black Les Paul electric guitar that I owned.
Sun City resident Mariluz Welvers is a woman of many talents: she paints, and also speaks four languages. Welvers was born in Mexico City, where she began to paint. Welvers said, “My father was a painter. I began my studies in Mexico City. It has been my focus my entire life. I have painted everywhere I live. In my work, I seek to vividly examine questions related to the human condition by pursuing the tensions between realism and impressionism. As an artist, I examine universal truths by using the canvas as a conduit for interpreting personal experiences and reflection.” Welvers continued her studies in art when she moved from Mexico to Germany, where she lived for 20 years. Then she moved to New Jersey and then to Illinois. But her love of art continued.
Sun City resident Mariluz Welvers is a woman of many talents: she paints, and also speaks four languages. Welvers was born in Mexico City, where she began to paint.
Welvers said, “My father was a painter. I began my studies in Mexico City. It has been my focus my entire life. I have painted everywhere I live. In my work, I seek to vividly examine questions related to the human condition by pursuing the tensions between realism and impressionism. As an artist, I examine universal truths by using the canvas as a conduit for interpreting personal experiences and reflection.”
Welvers continued her studies in art when she moved from Mexico to Germany, where she lived for 20 years. Then she moved to New Jersey and then to Illinois. But her love of art continued.
Recently, the Gazebo Valor Quilters celebrated their fourteenth anniversary with a valor quilt presentation. Beverly Kenny, Coordinator of the program, welcomed quilters, veterans, and their friends, family, and guests. Sun City Marines started the event with the presentation of colors. Something to note is that the Gazebo Valor Quilters Guild is distinct from the National Quilts of Valor organization. The Huntley-area quilters were once affiliated with the national group, but they split off in 2014 because they wanted their quilts to be distributed locally.
Recently, the Gazebo Valor Quilters celebrated their fourteenth anniversary with a valor quilt presentation.
Beverly Kenny, Coordinator of the program, welcomed quilters, veterans, and their friends, family, and guests. Sun City Marines started the event with the presentation of colors. Something to note is that the Gazebo Valor Quilters Guild is distinct from the National Quilts of Valor organization. The Huntley-area quilters were once affiliated with the national group, but they split off in 2014 because they wanted their quilts to be distributed locally.
Q101’s The Brian & Kenzie Morning Show Hosts Brian Haddad and Kenzie K, along with Executive Producer Case Lowe, have launched the 5th Annual “God Bless the Gravy” Virtual Food Drive to benefit Chicagoans living with food insecurity.
Each evening, I spend about 10 minutes preparing for the next morning. It is a habit started a few years ago that makes my mornings less busy. I choose and set out my clothes, put water in the tea kettle, and make my overnight oats. I also set out the dishes and utensils needed for breakfast, set out my dog’s food and review what I need to do the next day. Evenings are generally less busy, and by doing things the night before, it gives me a head start on the next day. It makes the next day more pleasant and productive.
A senior citizen’s sleeping habits are very strange indeed. You wake up at the butt crack of dawn and fall asleep right after Wheel of Fortune. Even when you are sleeping, your bladder decides to wake you up, or your brain suddenly remembers something you were trying to think of two days ago. Such was the case when Jim woke up screaming the name of a restaurant that we haven’t been to in over 25 years. The name in this sudden epiphany was Tony Spavone’s Ristorante in Bloomingdale, so off we went for a late lunch.
Huntley High School (HHS) offers a career and technical education culinary program that teaches students foundational cooking, baking, and food safety skills. Courses cover topics such as culinary preparation, nutrition, various cuisines, and service styles. Students learn to work with ingredients, convert recipe measurements, and explore multiple cooking techniques. Joanne Thomas, HHS culinary teacher, has held all kitchen positions, from line cook to corporate chef consultant, in restaurants, banquet halls, and corporate foodservice suppliers. She has her own catering business and is an international travel chef.
Huntley High School (HHS) offers a career and technical education culinary program that teaches students foundational cooking, baking, and food safety skills. Courses cover topics such as culinary preparation, nutrition, various cuisines, and service styles. Students learn to work with ingredients, convert recipe measurements, and explore multiple cooking techniques.
Joanne Thomas, HHS culinary teacher, has held all kitchen positions, from line cook to corporate chef consultant, in restaurants, banquet halls, and corporate foodservice suppliers. She has her own catering business and is an international travel chef.
As last month’s Health News report revealed, on Sept 18 the new Sec of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) issued new rules on COVID vaccination. The APIC left stand, at least for this year, the previous Federal Department of Food and Drug’s (FDA)’s approval for COVID vaccine for those 65 and over and those with at least one health condition making them more at risk for COVID complications. These will be covered by Medicare.
A good film doesn’t require a good protagonist. There is no obligation to the audience from any screenwriter that the character we follow throughout the feature be as flawless as Teflon, no moral ambiguity whatsoever. The Hays Code has been long gone now and we are adults that can discern right from wrong. The only sin of the filmmaker is to make characters that are boring. Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt would never be described as maximalist. Her dramas are quiet fly-on-the-wall observations of very grounded human beings. This is why the idea of creating a heist film felt so strange a genre for her to tackle. The Mastermind plays like a lost heir apparent to the works of Hal Ashby and Monte Hellman, a film that not only takes place in the 70s but beamed to us from that decade. Here we meet James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor), a failure in the truest sense of the word. He is the son of a judge and comes from wealth; went to school for architecture and can build furniture. However, he is jobless not because of outside forces but his lack of ambition.
A good film doesn’t require a good protagonist. There is no obligation to the audience from any screenwriter that the character we follow throughout the feature be as flawless as Teflon, no moral ambiguity whatsoever. The Hays Code has been long gone now and we are adults that can discern right from wrong. The only sin of the filmmaker is to make characters that are boring.
Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt would never be described as maximalist. Her dramas are quiet fly-on-the-wall observations of very grounded human beings. This is why the idea of creating a heist film felt so strange a genre for her to tackle. The Mastermind plays like a lost heir apparent to the works of Hal Ashby and Monte Hellman, a film that not only takes place in the 70s but beamed to us from that decade. Here we meet James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor), a failure in the truest sense of the word. He is the son of a judge and comes from wealth; went to school for architecture and can build furniture. However, he is jobless not because of outside forces but his lack of ambition.
I’m a 78-year-old veteran, and lately, the days have been feeling long and quiet. My wife passed away two years ago, and while I’ve done my best to keep going, it’s been tough. We were married for over 50 years. She was my rock, and the house hasn’t felt the same without her. I still get around okay, but some days I just don’t have the energy to cook or drive myself to the store. I miss having someone to talk to, share a meal with, or even just sit and watch TV. I know there are other vets out there like me, I just don’t know how to find them.
I’m a 78-year-old veteran, and lately, the days have been feeling long and quiet. My wife passed away two years ago, and while I’ve done my best to keep going, it’s been tough. We were married for over 50 years. She was my rock, and the house hasn’t felt the same without her.
I still get around okay, but some days I just don’t have the energy to cook or drive myself to the store. I miss having someone to talk to, share a meal with, or even just sit and watch TV. I know there are other vets out there like me, I just don’t know how to find them.
Homes get spooky for Halloween.
Waaaaaay back in the 1990s, when calling long-distance (outside my area code! On a landline!) was cost-prohibitive, my mother devised a system: In my college dorm, I would wait until Sunday evening when the phone rates went down after 10 p.m. I would call her at the top of the hour, ring once, then hang up. That was our signal. She would know that I was ready for our weekly phone call, so she called me back, usually while puttering in the kitchen, while my Dad picked up the extension in the living room close to his favorite chair.
“Where have all the birds, butterflies and bees gone?” asked Helen Wiederkehr, Sun City Resident, in a letter to the Sun Day News editor. “When my husband and I moved into Sun City in 2002 it was so beautiful, with abundant birds, wildlife and even insects like bees and fireflies. We used to see doves, tree swallows and cardinals everywhere. Not to mention killdeer running all over the golf course, of which I haven’t seen one for the last five or six years. Almost all have dwindled. I don’t know what has even happened to the squirrels in my neighborhood.” Wiederkehr suspects a specific cause.
“Where have all the birds, butterflies and bees gone?” asked Helen Wiederkehr, Sun City Resident, in a letter to the Sun Day News editor. “When my husband and I moved into Sun City in 2002 it was so beautiful, with abundant birds, wildlife and even insects like bees and fireflies. We used to see doves, tree swallows and cardinals everywhere. Not to mention killdeer running all over the golf course, of which I haven’t seen one for the last five or six years. Almost all have dwindled. I don’t know what has even happened to the squirrels in my neighborhood.”
Wiederkehr suspects a specific cause.
Jerry Straily, a Sun City resident, wrote a book that took years to finish. But this year, it’s published. The book is a memoir about his struggles and his journey to change. Straily said, “Unfortunately, all the events in this book are true. Most names in this book have been changed to protect the individuals’ identities. And yes, there is a heaven and a hell, and I’ve approached both. My book reveals a dysfunctional family life and what it leads to: pain, suffering, loss of trust, poor decisions, and a turbulent life.”
Jerry Straily, a Sun City resident, wrote a book that took years to finish. But this year, it’s published. The book is a memoir about his struggles and his journey to change.
Straily said, “Unfortunately, all the events in this book are true. Most names in this book have been changed to protect the individuals’ identities. And yes, there is a heaven and a hell, and I’ve approached both. My book reveals a dysfunctional family life and what it leads to: pain, suffering, loss of trust, poor decisions, and a turbulent life.”
When I was a kid, I was usually a bum. I’m talking about my Halloween costume, of course. I wasn’t a bum every day, though there are those who might dispute that.
When I was a kid, I was usually a bum.
I’m talking about my Halloween costume, of course. I wasn’t a bum every day, though there are those who might dispute that.
