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Daylight Savings at sanity’s expense

As we age, it is clear that adapting to change can be very challenging. There are the easy changes, such as changing one’s hair color or style, deciding to try a new restaurant, or taking a class.

Briana’s a budding breakfast favorite

Natalie made our day when Roland and I checked out Briana’s Pancake Café at 572 Randall Road in South Elgin. She greeted us as we walked in and said we could sit anywhere we wanted. The choices are many for a small place. There was a counter with stools, booths, and little tables for two, as well as a long table for larger groups.

A decade of success

All the world’s a stage for the Theatre Company of Sun City, but the auditorium of Drendel Ballroom is where they call home.

To celebrate a decade of drama and comedy, the company has big plans for 2013. Kicking off its special performance season this spring, the company brings to the stage a reprise of “Guys and Dolls.”

Veteran honored with unique quilt

Though he served in two wars – World War Two and the Korean Conflict – Stan Hoff, N.21, doesn’t like to discuss his military experience. At least, not in great depth.

Grafton’s financial woes could spell shutdown

Grafton Township is facing the potential of having to shut down by mid-April due to its continued financial difficulties.

Village business director sees more growth in Huntley’s future

Take a look at Huntley’s long-range comprehensive land use plan and imagine a future of change.

Sun City’s Sanders running unopposed to keep Rutland supervisor spot

For nearly four years, Sun City residents living in Kane County have been served by one of their own.

Kreutzer Road extension work to start this spring

One way to know a town is growing up (or at least expanding) is when it builds a bypass off a main artery to relieve growing congestion at a major intersection.

Olympics bound?

Alexa Scimeca, the figure skater featured in “A Heart of Gold” back in the Feb. 28 edition of the Sun Day, has done it yet again.

Parkinson’s Disease: A Journey of Hope

According to the Parkinson’s Dis¬ease Foundation, in 2005, “There were an estimated 4.1 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease. In 25 years, that number is predicted to climb to 8.7 million.” The number of people living longer has led to the projection that by 2030, “There may be 80 percent more Americans with the disease.”

Live from Ft. Myers, FL, it’s baseball season!

It’s late February in Ft. Myers, and I’m at JetBlue Park for the first game of Spring Training between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. For true baseball fans, this is the “hope springs eternal” day, as fans come from as far away as Canada to watch grown men play a boy’s game, one that doesn’t even count in the standings.

Do-it-yourself dining at Jiang’s Mongolian Grill!

After returning from several months in Florida, it was time to catch up with three of my grandkids. I invited our 14-year-old twin grandsons, Jack and Nick, along with their sister, Sophia, age 9 (going on 20), out for a special treat: dinner at one of the recently opened restaurants in Algonquin Commons called Jiang’s Mongolian Grill.

House training 101

Do you know one of the top reasons owners relinquish their dogs to shelters is they claim their dogs can’t be housebroken? It’s sad but true.

Know what to look for when considering replacing a plant

Whenever I drive with my husband, he is consistently pointing out schools where he has overseen the construction of gym floors. I notice plants.
About 6 years ago I noticed an evergreen tree in early March that I could not quite identify. It had a nice shape, the needles were full and long, but the color was slightly different than the color of any other evergreen tree that I had seen. The tree was planted in the front yard of someone’s home on a well traveled street in Sun City.

The costs paid for not making a decision

One of the courses I love to teach at National Louis University is the Managerial Accounting course in our MBA Program. The majority of students who take this course come in to it needing it to graduate. They don’t share the passion and excitement I have for the course, at least not when they start it. Learning the “jargon” is one of the first challenges in this course.

Advertising: it really must be a mad man’s game

What defines a man? Is it a full beard, or a sculpted physique? Being able to survive in the wild? A Camaro? The type of scotch he drinks?

Laughter By Paul – 03/28

A few years ago, Tom decided to visit a friend who was stationed in Germany.

Changing smoke alarms

I finally got around to taking my own advice and changed my 10-year-old smoke alarms. Smoke alarms have a 7-10 year life, so if yours are older than that there is a good chance they are no longer working. My original ones were Firex brand model ADC.

Natural (unrefined) salt for your health

Salt in its natural form is referred to as unrefined salt. Unrefined salt has over 80 minerals and has not been altered by man. Natural salt maintains the normal PH of the body, which should be 7.2 or a neutral state.

Ask An Angel – 03/28

I am hoping to take a well-deserved vacation early this summer. I take care of my father and am his only caregiver. Do you have suggestions of how I can have peace of mind while I am gone? I plan to be gone for 10 days.

The man who brought the Bossa Nova sound across the equator

This week I am featuring a man whose music is a favorite of many jazz artists and pop singers — Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, or Tom Jobim, as he is known in the music world.

The long-ago laundry of the Days of Our Lives

Who can say where such memories come from?
Maybe a random sound. Maybe an errant smell. Maybe some snatch of words in the morning paper.

Elgin Township supervisor candidates discuss plans

From now through April 9, Edgewater residents have the chance to choose the next supervisor of Elgin Township. The role of supervisor includes serving as chairman of the township board of trustees, supervising general assistance programs, and acting as treasurer of township funds.

My first (and surely not last) time eating Thai food

My good friend (since 3rd grade) Marlene called me from work one dreary Friday afternoon and suggested going for Thai food. Hmm…Roland was out of town…why not? I had never had Thai food before…why not!

How I know my sense of smell is as good as its ever been

According to The Mayo Clinic’s website, our olfactory function declines as we age. The site further states that not only do we lose our sense of smell, we lose our ability to discriminate between smells. It’s called olfactory impairment.

Sewing opportunity across continents

There’s a biblical passage that tugs at the heart of many persons: “Give, and it will be given to you, for whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt out in return.”

Village trustee candidates explain their plans for Huntley’s growth

Three spots are up for grabs on Huntley’s board of trustees, and there are four candidates looking for a seat.