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A winter recovery checklist to help your lawn spring back

We were hit with a difficult situation this winter, and we are now entering recovery. Our landscaping and lawns need our assistance this spring. To help with evaluating the state of your landscaping, I have prepared a “Winter Recovery Checklist.”

Welcome to Umbrage — next stop: High Dudgeon

It was early evening, and I had spent most of the day on the go—grocery shopping, cleaning the house, doing dishes and laundry, cooking meals. I wanted to put my brain and body on pause for a few minutes before opening the bills from the mailbox.

Ask an Angel 4/10/2014

Question: My children are recommending a companion to stop by my home twice a week. I don’t see the need or really know why they insist. I can do just about everything by myself, it’s just that I live alone and sometimes wish I had a little company. My children all work and live far away.

The growth of sugar and HCFS in the American diet

We just completed a series on healthy fat loss and studied how detrimental sugars and grains are keeping us from attaining our goals. Starting this week, we will look at side effects experienced from consuming sugar, physical and mental ways it harms the body, and major illnesses often leading to disability and death.

Saddle up and holler ‘yee-haw!’

There’s a new restaurant in town, pardner, and it’s name is Texas Roadhouse. All you hungry cowpokes better watch out, Crystal Lake will never be the same.

‘Noah’ floods the screen with special effects, little else

There have been countless articles written about this movie, dating back a year or more, most of them about the controversy surrounding the script. Since the biblical account, narrated in the Book of Genesis chapters six through nine, is short on detail, it left the writers a great deal of leeway in building the story.

How much worse can the state of our state get?

Did you see the editorial in the Chicago Tribune on March 30, 2014 comparing Illinois’ “State of the State” between 2010 and 2014? The editorial used 22 different indicators to measure Illinois against the other 49 states.

Zen and the art of NOT poisoning your bushes

Spring is finally … sort of … here and there’s no better way to start off your gardening than bleaching your lilac bushes. After a very cold, very long, very snowy, and frankly very brutal winter, we’ll call it a clean start.

Keep rubber shower seals mold-free

Question: The rubber seal in my shower has mold I can’t remove. The shower stall has marble sides that sit on the bottom tray of the shower with a rubber seal in between.

Laughter By Paul 4/10/2014

As fall approaches and summer vacation is over, a mother wakes up her son and says it’s the first day of school, so get up ready. He says, “Mom, I don’t want to go back. Please don’t make me. I hate school!”

Elgin Co-op hopes ‘Feast-ival’ inspires food discussions

A film series focused on food is underway in Elgin that asks viewers to consider what food goes through before arriving on shelves, tables, or in a mouth.

Primary sees turf facility turned down

Perhaps the item on the 2014 primary ballot with the biggest local impact for Sun Citians and Huntley residents at large was a referendum posed by the Huntley Park Dis­trict. The referendum, which asked residents if they approved of new bonds totaling $18.75 million for the construction of a new indoor turf facility, was struck down by voters, 70 percent of whom voted “no.”

Vote could bring $10,000 to senior transportation program

A vote to continue funding the Village of Huntley’s Senior Transportation Program will be brought before the Village Board at its March 27 meeting.

Location a major factor in fate of Sawyer-Kelley Mill

Preservation of historical landmarks sometimes depends on one key factor: location.

Pianos to duel in Sun City on April 10

There is no “Felix” in the dueling piano group Felix and Fingers…not technically.
Mike Potts and Dave Redford, who co-founded the group, decided at one of their first gigs that it would be cool to have stage names.
Mike wanted to be named “Fingers. Dave thought “Felix” would suit him.

Board votes to revisit policy on infected trees

There are two schools of thought regarding what to do with ash trees infected by the Emerald Ash Borer. One believes removal and replacement of all infected trees is the best method be­cause treatments available today cannot guarantee a tree will be saved. The other be­lieves treatments can signifi­cantly prolong the life of an infected tree, often for as long as they are used. Aesthetics are sometimes used to defend both positions.

FirstService staff, positions reorganized

At a town meeting in Drendel Ballroom on March 12, about 75 residents discussed a series of personnel moves and a newly emerging staff internal structure.

Our Hard Working Kidneys, Part II: Causes, symptoms of kidney failure

A look into what causes kidney failure and how it is manifested in the body.

Resident Reporter 3/27/2014

On Jan. 12, five Stingray Swim Club members rose early on a crisp Sunday morning. Their goal was to participate in the first Masters swim meet of 2014, held at the Des Plaines Lattof YMCA. The Sun City tankers were comprised of Terry Hora, Nancy Moore, Mark Schark, Joan Souchek, and Joanie Koplos.

Ask an Angel 3/24/2014

Q. I am so happy the weather is changing, and I want to start exercising. I am a little afraid to start. I don’t exercise, and I don’t want to hurt myself after a long winter of sitting around.

Take two pills and call me if you survive until morning

As Mark Twain tells it, he once had one of those nagging colds that just wouldn’t go away. He asked a neighbor what he should do about it.
“Drink a quart of whisky,” the neighbor said.

Why healthcare costs are higher in the U.S. than other countries

The healthcare industry is go­ing through tremendous change with the implementation of medical informatics (the use of technology to automate both clinical and financial medical systems). Such changes have added to the already spiraling costs of health care.

Resilient evergreens challenged through this harsh winter

April 1 always begins the same way in our home: I go into each of our children’s bedrooms, pull open the shades, look out the window, and exclaim “It snowed!” A very sleepy child who has somehow morphed into a teenager will roll over and say, “April Fools.”

Clean door hinges to keep the squeak out

Question: We have lived in our house for seven years, and a couple of our doors now squeak when we open and close them. I think they need oil but what kind and how much?

A deep dish on Lou’s menu beyond pizza

When Nancy talked me into moving to the “resort” community of Sun City (or as I called it, “the home”) several years ago, we missed some of the restaurants you normally find closer to the city. While driving around investigating the nearby towns, lo and behold, we were surprised to find a Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria in Lakewood, cleverly disguised as a rustic barn.

An AARP invitation 27 years early, but flattering still

When I received an AARP membership offer in the mail last week, it triggered many feelings.

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ a colorful look at dark comedy

I picked an early Monday afternoon matinee to see “The Grand Budapest Hotel” at a cinema where parking is almost impossible, and the theatre was packed. The cashier told me most showings over the weekend were sold out.