MY SUN DAY NEWS
I came home from Florida debating as to whether to have another C Scan, as I was feeling fine. Curiosity kills the cat, so they say,so in July I had another one. The size of the tumor was about the same. I asked the doctor if he was surprised and he had definitely expected it to grow.
If you remember FDR’s Fireside Chats, then you are living in the right community. We recently had our own fireside chat with our friends Janet and Rene at the Fireside Grille in Sugar Grove.
As many Sun City residents pack for warmer climates, it is important to spend an hour or so to prepare your house for the winter. When you are going to be away for a week or more you should prepare your home so there will be no surprises on your return.
Go ahead, call it a birdhouse if you want to. But you’d be wrong.
When Sun City resident Joyce Zemba taught at St. Philomena’s grade school in Chicago in the late 1960s, it seemed unlikely that any of her students would be able to stand out. “I taught a class of 49 sixth graders and they were a handful,” said Zemba, who was a nun and educator forfourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Despite this, sixth grader Guido Lavorata managed to stay on Zemba’s radar.
An open letter to Sun City residents.
It’s really a wonder to me how Halloween has become so successful as a holiday. Halloween is the one time of year where we encourage each other to be hideous.
For the Sun Day PERSONALLY, the board’s unwillingness to communicate is of very little consequence. It will not negatively impact the paper’s performance. Organizations or governing bodies throwing up media roadblocks is old hat. It’s as common as Illinois road construction and handled the same way: you go around it.
Letters for the week of October 22.
How ’bout them Cubs!! Here comes a hungry bunch of young guns turning the National League upside down, and transforming themselves from a forgotten bunch in the post-season to an emotional team that amazingly just refuses to lose.
As many Sun City residents rush this fall to get their flu vaccinations, it becomes important for us to consider another form of immunization: the Shingles Vaccine. What exactly is shingles?
On September 23, the board voted to elevate the status of the Elections Committee from a subcommittee to advisory level, similar to the finance and facility and other advisory committees that assist the board with research and discussion in support of decision-making.
I feel like I am very young “inside” my head. My body doesn’t agree! When I am out and about people treat me like a “senior” and it drives me crazy!
Do you know what’s happening on Sunday October 24? It’s that time of the year when you load up on candy and other treats. Of course…it’s HALLOWEEN but it’s NOT. Halloween is still going to be October 31, but October 24 is TRICK OR TREAT TIME FOR SUN CITY. So be ready when your doorbell rings and little Munchkins say “trick or treat.” It happens from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday. And then, the best part: after 3 p.m. and it’s done, you eat the leftovers.
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War Two between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States and its NATO allies) and the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies). The “war” lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The threat of nuclear war hung over the world during those years, with each side engaging in espionage of all kinds to learn what the other side was up to.
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.
Since I was already 82, I wanted quality of life to the years that remained, and I did not want to go through the terrible side effects of chemo.
Ah, the joys of late October—giving treats tomonster-clad kids, glorying in the trees’ technicolor display, putting in the first plantings of my 2016 vegetable garden… Wait… what? Planting veggies in October?
The process of tucking our children into bed has come full circle in our home. The nightly ritual used to be a very hands-on event for my husband and I.
This Sunday, October 25, from 1-4 p.m. (before the little monsters haunt your Sun City doorstep howling for treats) you can do a bit of your own howling at Huntley’s Pub 47 “Halloween Monster Mash.”
One Sunday morning Nancy popped out of bed like a piece of toast from a toaster and proclaimed, “I’m not cooking, let’s go out for breakfast.” I am now faced with a dilemma. Do I get my lazy butt out of bed, or lie here and starve? I quickly replied, “good idea dear.” You know what they say, “happy wife, happy life.” Remembering that our neighbor recently recommended Bella’s Short Stack in Algonquin, I decided now would be a good time to try it.
The trees and bushes in your yard will do better this winter if you water them well before the first frost. You should run your hose at about half flow on each tree for about an hour once or twice a week until the first freeze. The bushes will need one third of that amount of water.
For those who attend the Theatre Company of Sun City’s upcoming production of “Oklahoma!” a sense of déjá vu may set in. This is because Bob Hernandez and Sara Tustin, whose names are attached to many characters throughout the company’s history, are once again reprising their roles as Curly McLain and Laurey Williams, respectively, after 10 years.
At about 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, I sat down to write this column for what seemed to be the millionth time. I was in a very distracted mood. Unsurprisingly, I was swiftly interrupted by yet another distraction, this time in the form of a text message.
First Service Residential, Sun City’s management company, didn’t have to go far to find a new executive director for our community.
There have been many memorable seasons in Sun City softball, but the recently completed 2015 one soared over the top.
Laura Landro, in the September 1, 2015 edition of The Wall Street Journal, disclosed facts for the 3.5 million known Americans who are non-melanoma skin cancer patients.
Exiting the Smoky Mountain National Park from Gatlinburg, TN, we began navigating the downhill, mountainous, switchback roads leading to Asheville, NC.
What do Sun City’s current and future leaders think are the biggest issues facing the community? What do they think about a current controversial issue – the out-sourcing of accounting and financial functions to First Service Residential?
This is a special memo to the 200 Lifestyles Magazine delivery volunteers in Sun City. Starting in December, for four months, you’re all getting a winter vacation.
