MY SUN DAY NEWS
On Dec. 1, 1958, 92 children and 3 nuns died in the shocking fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. Richard Holman was there. In early 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during the height of the Cold War and the missile race with Russia. Richard Holman was there.
For somebody who is supposed to be in the prime of his life, moving and shaking, on top of this changing world, it appears I’m brutally behind the times.
When the Prairie Lodge parking lot renovation project is completed next spring, there will be more handicapped-accessible spaces, more golf cart spaces, and more than 720 total spaces. That’s over 150 more than are available now.
Charles Dickens once wrote, “Nature gives to every season some beauties of its own. It is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.” For at least 6 percent of the U.S. population, more women than men, the change of seasons from fall to winter is not so smooth but rather quite stormy.
The holidays are here. It’s the time that families get together, we give thanks for what we have, and the hope of goodwill toward all men is more in focus than any other time in the year. It is also the time to relax, enjoy the festive spirit, and have fun.
Letters for the week of November 29.
This column is all about the Sax Men.
Centegra Health System congratulates nurse Jennifer Kennedy, the recipient of the Woodstock Moose Lodge Annual Nurse of the Year Award.
I don’t remember exactly when or even why my husband and I decided to take a cruise. We had never been on a cruise ship. We didn’t know anyone who had ever been on a cruise ship. We knew nothing about cruising. I do know it was a long time ago. There weren’t any cruise websites or message boards back then. Booking a cruise online was unheard of.
Q. My family doesn’t want me to drive anymore. I am not ready for this and don’t want to give up my driving, because it really makes me think I will lose my freedom. I can’t imagine not being able to drive and having to rely on others for transportation. What do I do?
I want to thank the people in my classes for the interest they have shown in learning many things that are completely contrary to the medical profession and massive false advertising. Some of you have questioned this new philosophy and others have asked where I get my information.
The term “fiscal cliff” refers to the effect of current laws which, if unchanged, could result in tax increases and government spending cuts beginning in 2013. These laws include tax increases due to the expiration of the Tax Relief Act of 2010 and spending cuts under the Budget Control Act of 2011.
At Judy’s granddaughter’s wedding, the DJ polled the guests to see who had been married the longest. As luck would have it, it turned out to be Judy and her husband, Ray.
As the old adage says, “Dog is a man’s best friend.” While that may bode true for the Griffith and Engeriser families, their canine companions – Bailey and Samson, respectively – share their friendship with patients, the staff, and visitors of Sherman Hospital.
The preset FM radio stations in my car are as follows:
Above ground, The Hemmens Cultural Center delivers its main commodity: entertainment. Hundreds of performers take the stage every year to amuse, excite, and awe guests. But deeper down, well below the stage and seats, a much more basic need is being provided.
The bags charter club has found a new place to play, but it isn’t in Sun City.
I don’t know if my parents naturally had more patience than I did, or if they came by their patience through long practice, but they somehow managed to resist the temptation to leave me at a gas station after the hundredth time I asked them, “Are we there yet?” on our annual drive to Lake Nicaboyne in northern Wisconsin.
At this year’s holiday meals, you might frequently hear the cry for more cranberries to be passed around the family table. Whether in a drink, sauce, relish, jellied mold, bread, cake, or cookie, or in their original state, the health benefits of cranberries can’t be beat! According to the Kane County Farmer Newspaper, cranberries fight cancer, aging, diabetes, bacterial infections, and neurological diseases.
For nearly eight years, the Sun City Historians Club was very busy discussing and learning about the world’s best-known historical events. Earlier this year, they discovered that they needed to give more attention to their own history.
There was a flurry of activity in the Community Room at a local bank on a recent Tuesday as dozens of Rotary Club members gathered to unpack and prepare nearly 800 paperback dictionaries to be distributed in district schools throughout the city.
Maybe you hate football, maybe you are addicted to it, or maybe you don’t even care about it one way or another. The fact is, all sports played and watched in our country have an enormous impact on our economy and our lives, but none more than football.
With November just a few days ahead of me, I realized that I had not had an Octoberfest beer for the season. With that in mind, I suggested to my husband that we get in on some good brew at Porter’s Pub, 1250 Bowes Creek Boulevard, in Elgin.
Back in my youth, Chicago was known for its great supper clubs. Places like the Edgewater Beach Hotel and the London House were destinations for senior proms. These were restaurants that offered entertainment as a package deal, usually with a cover charge depending upon the quality and cost of the performers.
One of the Woodchucks noticed a strange, medium-length, furry animal on his bird feeder. After patiently watching, he was able to get some good pictures of the critter. He sent the pictures to the McHenry County Extension Services, who told him he had a Norway rat.
Being a responsible dog owner is a job that requires a lot of thought and effort. It doesn’t only include making sure that your dog is current on vaccinations, eating the right foods, getting proper socialization and plenty of exercise. A responsible owner should also teach their dogs what I like to call puppy manners and being respectful of others.
The votes have been cast. The political ads have ceased. Barack Obama retained his presidency for another four-year term, with 303 electoral votes and approximately 50 percent of the nation’s vote.
Old and deadly. If you look closely, the bottle is unopened and about a half-finger of pure, concentrated poison sits at the bottom. By now the whiskey is probably nuclear.
The time of food and merriment is upon us once again. Soon the sounds of families coming together over turkey dinner will fill the air, along with the smells of roasted turkey and sweet cranberries.
Mention pool to most folks today, and they probably think of rough, tough, beer-drinking men in smoke-filled bars playing games of 8- or 9-ball and betting money on every game, or sometimes on every shot. In a previous generation or two, the town’s “pool hall” was not always considered a fit place for decent folks.
