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Time sure flies, the Sun Day turns 6

There’s the saying “Time flies when you’re having fun?” Well, in my opinion, time just flies. Somebody mentions 2005 to me, and I think, Oh yeah, last year. Somebody mentions the movie Jerry McGuire was released 20 years ago, and I say, “No it didn’t. Come on. Couldn’t be more than five years ago.” If somebody asks me how old I am, I say, “I don’t know. I’m not 30 but I’m not 40, so somewhere between there?”

Why stop at Florida… when the Bahamas are so close!

Time for a few warm thoughts. Many neighbors have fled the confines of Del Webb to the warmer clines of Florida, Texas, Arizona, or other locations while we are shivering, shoveling, and wrapping ourselves up to stay warm. Even with warm(er) weather approaching, getting some sunshine is always a good thing. Okay, so where would be a convenient tropical location with blue skies, warm waters, and oh, somewhere reasonably close? How about the Bahamas?

Sun City Concert Band continues to give back

When the Sun City Concert Band performs at Huntley High School, they do a lot more than just play music.

Early signs

Our five predominant senses (hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch) take information from our environment and send it to our brain. It is a known fact that as we age, the way our senses give us this info changes.

Batman v Superman — an exhausting ride

There are 170 million reasons to see this movie. That number equals the gross receipts for the opening weekend of this super hero adventure.

Sun City maintenance updates underway

Some maintenance projects in Sun City take longer than anticipated to complete.

Prairie Lodge rooms receive official names

Sun City’s governing board has renamed three activity rooms in Prairie Lodge.

Hey, America, what part of ersatz don’t you understand?

I came down with a cold this week, the kind of epic head-pounding, nose-geysering, throat-blazing, lung-honking cold that could cause a guy to get exiled from a shopping mall — or maybe even an emergency room. A lesser man might have buckled, but not me.

Ready, Set, Spring

Last night my daughter Mary and I went to see the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2”. This was a much anticipated mother-daughter outing. The movie was about the importance of family, with the underlying theme of an 18-year-old daughter choosing a college and moving away from her family. It is a story that has been playing out in our home this winter. Mary has chosen a college that will take her 620 miles from family but will bring her much closer to determining her unique calling in life.

It’s hot in heaven

We recently received a letter from one of our loyal readers inquiring if we knew of a restaurant that served authentic Red Beans and Rice. After an exhausting search, we stumbled upon a little bit of the bayou in Naperville called Heaven on Seven. Nancy and I checked out their menu online and decided to travel down south to give them the once over.

Ask an Angel: April 7, 2016

I have been the primary caregiver for my mother for the past five years. She recently passed away and I am feeling overwhelmed with grief, but also feel lost as a person.

Check These Out: April 7, 2016

My shelving cart had three books with “rain” in the title and/or pictured on the cover; reason enough to examine them more closely. I realized that I’d read one of them already and given it high marks for an intriguing plot with good writing. Author Deb Caletti says the idea came to her one morning when she overslept and woke to wonder if her husband was still home.

Good, old-fashioned work ethic

I live in Sun City. My granddaughter stays with us every Tuesday after school and we take her back to school the next morn- ing. She has been collecting aluminum cans from 15 neighbors that save all their cans for her.

Hang Your Hat: April 7, 2016

Letters for the week of April 7.

Green thumb time

Sun Citians, how do your gardens grow? In McHenry County, there may be a master gardener near you, who can help answer some of the above questions, and more.

I guess I’m stuck sticking my vice sales … you’ll see

Here’s a detail about me that everyone who works with me knows (and probably hates) and what all my friends and family know (and probably hate). I hate checking voice mail. I do it, but it’s a task I’d rather not.

Court case

The Sun City Pickleball and Tennis clubs have been cordial friends and partners regarding the use of the seven courts at the Tall Oaks Tennis Center for about a decade.

Early Signs

Do you find that the TV remote needs to be raised to higher and higher volume levels each time you use it? Are you having difficulty understanding everything that may be said in friends’ conversations? Do you avoid certain noisy restaurants?

Huntley Veterans Memorial Breaks Ground

The Huntley Area Veterans Foundation goal of a Veterans Memorial is nearly complete.

Ask the Woodchucks: Woodchucks furniture repair day

Each year the Woodchucks hold two furniture repair days for residents. One is in April and one is in October. Thirty to forty Woodchucks are available in the shop on these days to repair loose chairs, broken tables, broken picture frames, and other wooden items needing repair.

A perfect pizza and pastaria place

One night our phone rang and our friends Tom and Linda said they just dined at a restaurant we recently reviewed. This reminded them that we haven’t seen each other for a while and suggested we get together.

St. Patrick is for pets, too      

For the third consecutive year, Sun City’s Stingrays Swim Club held their Charity Service Auction.

Check These Out: March 24, 2016

For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials I’d not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. I’ll share some with you that pique my interest.

Miracles From Heaven — or was it spontaneous remission?

“Miracles from Heaven” is a modest Hollywood production which had a budget of $13 Million. The movie was adapted from a book written by Christy Beam, the mother of a seven-year-old girl with an incurable disease whose name I can’t spell or pronounce.

Ask an Angel: March 24, 2016

Help. Since my mother passed away, I’ve noticed my father has been drinking. When I confront him, he denies it, but it is obvious. I know he is grieving, but this is troubling. I’m not sure how to approach this.

State changes dictate what electronics can be recycled

Changes have been made in the State of Illinois as to which electronic items must be recycled and which items can now be thrown away with your household garbage.

Hang Your Hat: March 24, 2016

Letters for the week of March 24.

Hashtag One Huntley

As recently as 1999, Huntley was considered a small town known for an ice cream shop and a Turkey Testicle Festival. Now in 2016, it has become a premier place to live in Illinois. How does this happen in such a relatively short period of time? The answer is what I like to call #onehuntley.