MY SUN DAY NEWS
I’m not going to kid you, aging is not for the faint of heart. The entire process is exhausting, time consuming, and takes lots of practice. And to tell you the truth, there’s no better place to tackle this life challenge than living at Del Webb’s Edgewater community in Elgin.
For over 30 years, Del Webb resident Wesley Anderson has been crafting cape cods, colonials, and Victorian mansions, all from within the comforts of his own home. He is, in fact, a closet architect – literally – and has built and decorated four well-furnished houses.
Consistency is good and dependable. Ask any farmer who’s having a bad year, and he’ll tell you consistency is king. But we do love spontaneity…just in doses, of course, because too much spontaneity can quickly turn into its evil doppelganger, Chaos. Tornados are spontaneous, for example, but we don’t like them very much, especially the aforementioned farmer. It can almost be said that people prefer “planned spontaneity.”
You may know someone who has nailed a hole-in-one on the golf course, but I’ll bet you don’t know anyone who has done it with only one arm.
Part of the aftermath of the murder of Sun City resident Michelle Mathieu by her boyfriend this March is a focus on domestic violence in the community.
Two burglaries occurred between Sunday, May 20 and May 22 on Flowerwood and Stonewater Crossing in Sun City. The resident on Flowerwood told police a rear screen window had been removed and the window was pried open.
When Bill Pennock, executive director of the Sun City Community Association, encountered the advertising signs issue, he felt he was caught in the middle. Pennock responded to a story in the May 30 edition of the Sun Day that reported that some residents object to restrictions on the placement of signs promoting housing sales or community activities on major intersections and other locations in the community.
On June 7, the Huntley Community Radio programming committee held their first meeting at the Cosman Center in Deicke Park. The meeting was led by HCR executive director Allen Pollack and HCR officer Dorothy Litwin. Program preparation for the new stations was primarily discussed by the committee.
Recently, many Sun City residents, including Jules Pelka (right), gathered with Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church for a day of planting at the Green Trees Housing complex in Huntley.
We all know him; he’s a household name and perhaps the greatest entertainer of the 20th century. I’m referring to Frank Sinatra, and on June 29, at 10 a.m. in the Fountain View Center, Hyman Speck will be presenting a PowerPoint show narrating the biography and showcasing the career of “Frank Sinatra, The Life and Loves of America’s Greatest Entertainer.”
In a few previous articles, I discussed the value of a happy face and its smile. In this three-part series, I will discuss the importance of choosing the correct diet to support your teeth’s health and, therefore, appearance for that smile. In part 1 of this series, I would like to explore these negative foods in greater depth and why they harm your teeth.
130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, and spray on prescribed medications every month. They buy more than any country in the world. The number of prescriptions has increased by 2/3’s over the past decade to 3.5 billion yearly. Rising ranks of doctors, researchers, and public health experts say that Americans are overmedicating themselves.
Letters to the editor for the week of June 14.
This run is a sponsor funded ride to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, that is open to all motorcyclists. Each rider should have at least one contributing sponsor. The fee donated is a single fee, not per mile.
Next up is one of my favorite jazz vocalists, seven-time Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer, Al Jarreau.
While sitting at the table last Sunday morning during breakfast, I browsed through the stack of ads for sales at various retail establishments. I didn’t really have any specific item or product in mind. I just flipped through page after page until something caught my eye. This is a ritual that I have performed faithfully every Sunday morning for years. I have my favorite stores for hardware, food, electronics, office supplies, clothing, etc.
Over lunch today, my children and I discussed our travel plans for the Fourth of July holiday. We usually try to set out for a travel adventure for a few days around our favorite summer holiday.
Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire.
Note: The views expressed in these political submissions do not reflect those of the Sun Day, its staff, or those associated to the Sun Day.
If there was a “Who’s Having the Most Fun?” championship in Sun City, the softballers just might win it. The day featured two games: in the first, the Big Hitters defeated the Coyotes 10 to 5, and in the second, the Fuelers beat the Lumbarjacks 7 to 4.
There is a strong chance the next time I sit down to write my Happy Trails column, I’ll do it from a different place (and if not the next Happy Trails, then the one after that, for sure). Because within the next couple weeks, my wife and I will move into our new home. And you and I (by “you” I mean Sun City) are going to be neighbors. It’s true. I’m about as close to Sun City as I can get without living in it.
The housing recession has been going on for almost four years, and Sun City homeowners and the developer are feeling the effects. And they are butting heads.
A young Joy Aavang sat in the bomb shelter at her school, along with her apprehensive classmates as the headmaster entered the room. “He came in, and he said, ‘Okay, children, listen. The factory was hit, and some of you have parents there,'” Aavang said. “And he said, ‘As soon as this all clear goes, then you can go home, those of you with somebody at the factory.'”
Letters to the editor for the week of May 31.
The Let’s Dance band wishes to extend its sincere condolences to the family of Neil Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson played bass with the Let’s Dance band. Although he had recently joined the band, Neil had quickly become an integral part of our ensemble.
My Put on a Happy Face Series reaches a conclusion with Part 3: The Power of Optimism. Not only does optimism help prevent or overcome (Part 1) clinical depression and (Part 2) chronic loneliness, but this upbeat mood also withstands senior challenges of poor physical health, a recent bereavement, and financial problems. Indeed, putting on a happy face and trying to make ourselves and others smile and laugh is the best thing we can do for our health and the health of those around us.
The “mortgage” on the library building has been paid off, and that’s news to celebrate for district residents. On April 2, 1997, library district voters approved the issuance of a bond in the amount of $2,055,000 to help pay for the construction, furnishing, and staffing of the current library building. The bond was, in effect, a mortgage on the building. Construction was further aided by a State of Illinois Live & Learn Grant in the amount of $250,000.
If there’s one thing Edgewater’s investment club makes clear, it’s that they are not in it for the money. The club, made up of 17 members, is instead focused on learning about the stock market and bonding over their discoveries. A social connection is what first brought Dave Strahl, the club’s current president, to the group.
With 180 petitions signed, Carole Gillham, N.21, is preparing to approach Sun City’s Board of Directors once again about the idea of starting a dog park in Sun City.
The whole world is bathed in the music of springtime. That sentiment couldn’t be truer than on Wednesday, June 6, when Sun City will be bathed in the musical stylings of John Michael Coppola from “Jersey Boys” fame.
