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The Reel Deal: 2015 films in review

This is our last edition of the year, and our tradition here at the Sun Day News is to take a look at the best and worst films of the year, giving you the opportunity to compare notes and let me know what you think.

Strike of genius

This one, Sun City residents, is for all of you facing serious health issues that are forcing you to make major lifestyle or leisure time activity changes.

5 things to know about the Starbucks Red Cup Controversy

I hope you will forgive me; I’m going to talk about Starbucks again. But it isn’t what you think.

New furniture in the works for Tall Oaks Tennis and Eakin Field

Teak is out, plastic is in, for outdoor furniture at Tall Oaks Tennis Courts and Eakin Field in Sun City.

Raccoons have it out for Neighborhood 19

We like raccoons in zoos, pictures, or cartoons, don’t we? We certainly don’t like them in our attics, basements, or chimneys. And we absolutely hate them when they damage our roofs and soffits, and litter our attics in various ways.

Ad-hoc committee recommends FSR for another year of accounting

It appears as though the accounting outsourcing issue in Sun City is settling down and improving.

Holiday Health and Nutrition Part 2

Did you know that according to a USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) report, 31% or 133 billion pounds of U.S. food goes uneaten?

Hang Your Hat: December 10, 2015

Letters for the week of December 10.

The elves at it again

Once again, Woodchuck members deliver toys to Grafton Food Pantry. Nine teams of 65 volunteers started building toys in August and finished by Thanksgiving.

‘Tis the season to be noggy, fa la la la la

I hope you’ll pardon my waxing poetic, but the very thought of finding the grocery shelves fully nogged once more at this time of year makes me go all iambic.

Land of the rising yum

Remember all those science fiction movies where the monster Gyoza tramples the Japanese city of Kyoto? No? Maybe it was the monster Godzilla trampling the city of Tokyo…Oh well, whatever it was, Gyoza is an appetizer and Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar is a restaurant in Crystal Lake.

Ask an Angel: December 10, 2015

I completely overdid it during Thanksgiving. I over ate and felt horrible for days. I want to stay healthy and my doctor has instructed me to stay healthy as well. Any tips to gain self-control?

The Huntley Community Radio holiday playlist

Hope your Thanksgiving was great. Now we’re looking forward to the holiday season – Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Years. It’s a very exciting time with shopping for gifts, baking special treats, and visiting friends and family.

Spotlight shines with Oscar-winning potential

In January 2002, the Boston Globe published a blockbuster story detailing the massive scandal of child molestation and cover up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. Spotlight is the story of the five newspaper reporters who brought this to fruition.

Ask the Woodchucks: December 10, 2015

We live in a Pulte-built house that is now almost ten years old. When we open the windows, there is a strip of white plastic hanging down under the window. It looks like the weather stripping is coming apart.

The Stingrays Do the Turkey Trot

With the memory of five Stingray Swim Club members having successfully completed September’s O’Hare Airport’s New Runway 5K Run/Walk, Stingray Nancy Cihlar felt motivated to initiate the club’s new event: a Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. Thus, a new way of moving was begun for the swimmers!

Queen Mum

There is no sign of Kay Harlow slowing down. And that’s saying something, since the Sun City resident recently joined the centenarian club.

A moment of silence for the victims of Paris terrorist attacks

Like most of the world, I watched the events unfold in Paris with grief and horror.

Hang Your Hat: November 19, 2015

Letters for the week of November 19.

Resident seeks answers about budget

I’ve emailed the SCCAH Board on 11/2/15 and again on 11/5/15, hoping they would acknowledge and answer my four questions to our residence and therein avoid publishing this letter in the Sun Day, but they have not responded.

The road ahead for Sun City’s gatehouse

Sun City’s gatehouse may have a brighter, more colorful future.

Wi-Finally

New and expanded Wi-Fi is coming to Prairie Lodge.

Holiday health & nutrition, part 1

With my last two articles on the subject of microbes, I thought that I would issue a warning about those many food buffets that you will soon be exposed to during the holidays. Left out too long on the serving table or exposed to contamination during the preparation process, those delicious dishes might just make you and your relatives or friends very sick during the holidays! 

Sammie and the Good Samaritan

When Edwin Lezniakand his dog, Sammie, stepped out for their routine walk through Neighborhood 12, the two didn’t know there was a buzz of danger in the air. Soon afterward, the pair was in trouble; Sammie had been stung by a wasp and couldn’t continue walking the several blocks home.

Déjà vu all over again

People often ask us if we will ever run out of restaurants to review. We don’t think so, and let us explain why. The very first restaurant we reviewed two and one half years ago was “A Touch of Italy” in McHenry. Unfortunately, they are no longer in business. That seems to be the fate of some of the establishments that we favorably reviewed. Coincidence? Hmmmm…

Spectre: Another 007 Triumph

This is the twenty-fourth James Bond movie – is it the last? We’ll see. Daniel Craig appears for the fourth time as agent 007, and, as usual, gives us a great performance. I thought his best was Skyfall, but this one is not far behind. As I have stated before, Sean Connery is a legend from his Bond movies, but Daniel Craig is the best ever.

Cruising Around Alaska

North to Alaska, North, the rush is on…

Avoiding the inevitable SNAFU when PDA meets NRA

You send your kids off to school every morning with a hug and a kiss, hopeful and trusting that they will get through the day without being assaulted by some sociopath in the hallways.