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Political Place – 9/26/13

The views and opinions expressed in Political Place do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sun Day or its staff. The section is meant to offer readers a chance to express their thoughts on political issues.

Benedict’s Eggs & More – not a traitor to breakfast

Anyone can cook bacon, eggs and toast – even Jim – that is why we are constantly scouting the area for a restaurant that serves “egg-citing” breakfast creations. It is for this reason that one Sunday morning we decided to visit Benedict’s Eggs and More in East Dundee.

The empty desk in the first row on the left, three seats back

I only knew Stephen for a bit less than a year. He didn’t give me the chance to get to know him better because he killed himself.

Laughter By Paul 09/26/13

Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50.”

Comparison of animal and vegetable fats

Going back to World War II again, we see this is where polyunsaturated fats started to become popular. According to “Good Calories, Bad Calories” by Gary Taubes, between 1945 and 1976 margarine consumption increased from four to nine pounds per American each year, salad and cooking oils from seven to 18 pounds. During the worst decades of the heart disease epidemic, vegetable fat consumption in the U.S. nearly doubled from 28 to 55 pounds.

With preparation, shade gardening doesn’t need to be difficult

My 12 year old son is going through a period of self realization. He is realizing that he will not actually be marrying his first love, events around the world interest him, and that the color of his hair is really ginger (the new term for Red).

Jewish immersion concludes with baptism by horseradish

While my “24-hour immersion” into Judaism officially began during the morning of Sept. 5 at a morning Rosh Hashanah service in Woodstock, I can pinpoint its exact kickoff moment … and that didn’t come until several hours later.

Finding a lost chain and more on driveway maintenance

Q. Twelve years ago when I moved into my Mackinac model house here in Sun City, I lost a favorite gold chain with my name on it. I laid it down on the left counter next to the sink in my master bathroom, and it fell down in the space between counter and sink. Do any of you have any suggestions, and would someone please come to work on it and help me?

Resident Reporter – 9/26/13

Editor’s note: Due to the high volume of submissions we received for the Sept. 26 edition, especially those regarding the upcoming SCCAH board elections, we were not able to fit resident reporter entries into the paper as we typically do. Therefore, we are publishing these on mysundaynews.com in an effort to “clear up” our backlog of submissions. Most of these submissions will ONLY appear online and WILL NOT appear in the Oct. 10 edition of the paper. We will start over on a first-received, first-run basis for that edition. We will continue to post entries printed in the paper online for future editions.

Edgewater, Elgin recognize Vietnam vets together

On Sept. 27, Edgewater veterans and civilians will come together to experience a dramatic interpretation of soldiers’ experiences during the Vietnam War.

New year, ancient traditions

WOODSTOCK – Calls of “tekiah” and “terurah” were read and followed by blasts from the shofar that reverberated across the chapel of St. Ann’s Episco­pal Church.

Resident describes catching suspected burglar in home

SUN CITY – It was a comfortable morning on Sept. 4 in Sun City’s Neighborhood 10. A resident was puttering in a garden plot near her front door.
It was about 10:45 a.m. Her garage door was open.

Kreutzer Road construction concerns some N.7 residents

SUN CITY – Sun City and the Village of Huntley have so far avoided butting up closely against each other.

Italian American Club goes nuts over nostalgic wedding

SUN CITY – For the Italian American Club, a trip down memory lane ended at the altar.

Resident publishes book examining case of MLK assassination

On April 11, 1968, 25-year-old FBI agent Don Wilson was getting irritated at the hesitation of his fellow agent and a police officer to examine the abandoned white Ford Mustang parked in front of the Capital Homes housing projects in Atlanta.

The high cost of low vision, part 3: The use of rehabilitation/therapy and technology

Remembering regular eye checkups is critical to controlling and limiting damage done to our eyes as seniors. With proper management, even those eye diseases that can cause blindness can usually be helped.

Replacing faded address numbers and old emergency lights

Q. I moved into Sun City about six months ago and would like to replace or repaint my faded address numbers. Is there anywhere that you know of where they can be purchased? If not, any hints as to what type of paint can be used for touching up the numbers?

No telling who will join the band in our backyard Eden

In our backyard, nestled among the tea roses, phlox and alyssum, is a black iron fountain with a fluted bowl atop a pedestal rising from a stone-ringed basin at the bottom. It is not the spouting kind of fountain. Rather, it drips softly into the water below, filling the garden with a liquid music to serve as background to the birdsong.

Sun Day celebrates 100 edition milestone

When you break a news¬paper down to its most basic level, it’s one thing: an hourglass. Let me explain. A newspaper gathers independent information, call them granules of information, from a wide area, condenses them, and feeds that information back out to that same area, where it disperses. Turn the hourglass over, and the action repeats.

The Dining Duo meet the Tyrolean Duo

On the recommendation of our friends Charles and Di (no, not those two), we headed out to the Schnitzel Platz Restaurant in Glendale Heights for an authentic German evening. Jim and Diane were really looking forward to it, since they are both of German descent.

The big decline in health in the 1950s

We stated previously that by 1950 heart disease had dramatically increased. Public opinion had turned from saturated fats, which were replaced by polyunsaturated fats.

The impact landscaping can have on home values

Our home, like the homes of many readers of this newspaper, was damaged during the storm on July 20. Shuttling my son to the basement while my husband stood guard watching the hail and the swirling winds was just the start of the storm experience.

Ask an Angel 09/12/13

Q. My friend, who I dearly love, is always late for any functions we attend. Since I don’t drive, I am reluctant to say anything about this. What can I do?

Laughter By Paul 9/12/13

Once upon a time in their mar­riage, my Dad did something really stupid. Mom chewed him out for it. He apologized and they made up. However, from time to time, my mom still mentions what he had done.

The terrible toll taken by tolls

I mentioned in my last col­umn that Sue and I had just returned from a trip that took us through 20 states west of the Mississippi. Sue was our navigator, and she kept care­ful notes of our journey, log­ging all the wonderful sights and keeping stats on dates, locations, mileage, etc. One statistic on her list was high­way tolls. Take a guess on how much we paid in tolls outside Illinois as we completed our 7,350 mile trip.

Edgewater residents show they’re pretty crafty

EDGEWATER — Talented artists and crafters around Edgewater ply their skills year-round, sometimes purely for the joy of the creation. But when they can share the results of their labors with appreciative consumers, it’s frosting on the cake.

The Sun City Concert Band celebrates ten years in tune

If you asked founding members of the Sun City Concert Band had they ever predicted the original 11-piece band would someday grow to a comfortable size of 50, they might have replied “no.”

Grafton seeks help for funding senior bus

Sun City residents living in Rutland Township may face the possibility of losing access to the Grafton Township bus service if a funding solution is not found.