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A Balanced Meal

It’s been a long, long, time since any of us have been in school. However, if you go to Jiang’s Mongolian Grill which is a “do it yourself restaurant” in the Algonquin Commons, there are a few things you must learn first.

Ask the Woodchucks: May 21, 2015

We moved to Sun City three months ago. Our house has an electrostatic filter on the furnace. How do we clean it and how often?

Healthier You combination class and support group

For the past 7 years, I have been teaching a four-week class in June, repeating the same material July and August. This year I would like to try something different.

Ask an Angel: May 21, 2015

I miss doing some of the gardening I used to do when I lived in my own home. I can’t move like I used to, but I don’t want to give up working in the garden. Any suggestions?

There’s nothing cheesy about my crossword quirk

They say that doing mental problems like crossword puzzles can help keep an aging brain from turning to cheese—or at least it can slow down the process and keep the brain gouda-like instead of being completely limburgered before its time.

Hang Your Hat: May 21, 2015

While I sympathize with the people who were injured, how about an article on what Simon is going to do to improve the mall? In my opinion, they have missed the boat if they don’t realize that they have built-in customers across the road. Instead of a food court, what about a family-type restaurant with …

Happy Grandmother’s Day

While Mother’s Day undoubtedly grants glory to grandmothers, what exactly does it mean to be one? The women of Sun City have the answer. According to several residents, grandmothers come with universal duties, one of which is hosting a variety of traditions.

But times change, and so must I

When I started last April, it was a schedule that, on paper, looked doable. I figured with leniency at my full-time job in Evanston that I would have the adequate amount of time to dedicate to Huntley.

Editor’s note on assistant editor transition

Despite his limited availability, Andy Steckling has been dedicated to organizing and helming each edition of the Sun Day and has done so with consistent effort and a keen sense for all news-related items.

The Boys of Summer are back

The silence is gone. The sounds echoing from Eakin Field are the same sounds we have heard in the past at the local softball fields in and around the Chicagoland area. Those youngsters of the past are now grown men who have contributed to the growth of the country and who most have served our country in the Armed Forces.

Alden project underway in Huntley

When the Alden Network plans to build a multi-functional senior healthcare facility, it has to be patient. It will take a lot of time just to get ready to start construction.

Argh! It’s time to raise some money

Relay for Life is scheduled to take place on June 12, starting at 6 p.m. at the Huntley Park District.

Model Railroad Club news

The Railroad Club of Sun City Huntley will host a Spring Open House 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17. N scale members are feverishly working to add scenery and fine tune the mountain thunderstorm.

Hang Your Hat: May 7, 2015

Letters for the week of May 7.

Being Barbara

Occasionally, a book’s story will leap right off the page. But a book reviewed by Jenny Riddle always comes alive.

That’s why the lady is a champ

A couple weeks ago, I decided to do what pretty much all the rest of America was doing: I watched the Diane Sawyer interview with Bruce Jenner.

Liability problems stacking up at Huntley Outlet Center

The liability problems just keep piling up for Simon Properties at the Huntley Outlet Center.

2015 sees more renovation for Sun City property

Sun City is 16 years old, and maintenance and renovation costs are increasing. There is now, and will be, a lot of renovation going on all over the community this year.

Fruits and vegetables loaded with pesticides

When it comes to shopping for produce, shoppers don’t take time to consider the many pesticides that are sprayed on the produce.

Wanna get lucky?

Looking for an entertaining evening? Look no further than your Sun Day newspaper. A perfect scenario would be as follows.

Ask an Angel: May 7, 2015

Q. My husband has fallen several times now while out for a walk. He was clearly shook up! Thankfully, he didn’t break any bones, but I am so nervous now. I am thrilled he is exercising, but every time he goes out, I am a wreck. Do you have any suggestions to help keep him safe and me sane?

Color up your garden

Flowers just make the world seem like a better place. Although, most of us don’t plant the quantity of annual flowers that we used to, we still like to brighten up a few areas outside.

Avengers: Age of Ultron – take your smartphone

I should have sensed something foreboding as the trailers began.

Fifty ways to support a caregiver

At the March meeting of Sun City’s Neighborhood Advisory Council, Donna Copeland Hill spoke on the subject of Family Caregivers. Representing the Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging.

Ask the Woodchucks: May 7, 2015

I got involved in a discussion the other day about reversing the direction of the ceiling fans in the house as we move from the heating season to the air-conditioning season. To understand how to make this change correctly, it is helpful to know how this fan works.

Where to take shelter

We regard tornadoes, like all unpleasant things, as distant events, far away from our quiet, peaceful lives. We hear about tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, and we consider ourselves lucky that we don’t live there. “Tornado Alleys” are elsewhere, we think.

The second ‘golden age’ of television is going to kill me

On my gravestone, it will read “Andrew Steckling, killed by the second ‘golden age’ of television.”