MY SUN DAY NEWS
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.
This week I’m pleased to tell you about a sub shop that knocked the socks off my lunch guests and me. Bubs Subs is located in Algonquin, in front of Home Depot on Randall Road, just south of Algonquin Road.
Next up is one of my favorite big band leaders, pianists, composers, and arrangers, Music Hall of Famer Stan Kenton.
Q. I hear the terms hospice and palliative care used, and I am not sure what the difference is. Can you clear up the confusion?
We should be very careful using a credit card to pay for merchandise on the internet. One way help us do this is through PayPal, a service that enables you to pay for products and services purchased on many internet shopping sites, as well as send money to others and accept payments for items you sell on eBay or on other websites–all without revealing your financial information.
I read a recent article in Forbes magazine entitled: “Top 6 credit score misconceptions.” I’ll provide a brief summary of the six misconceptions reported in the article.
Lifelines. Who do you call when…? Besides the obvious answer: (Ghost Busters), who do you call when you need help? On a picture perfect day in the summer of 2006, my then 6-year-old daughter was picking flowers in our yard. She was simultaneously stung by seven bees. Who did I call?
There are hundreds of things you may want more information on when it comes to home repairs. The answers to many questions are right on your computer if you know how to find them. Two sources are Google and YouTube.
I get asked all the time if certain behaviors are “normal.” Is it normal that my dog chases his tail incessantly? Is it normal for a dog to eat his poo? Or is it normal that my dog barks at anything that moves? My favorite was, I think my dog has a screw loose. Can you tighten it?
“We love to eat” is the motto of Creekside Cookers of Edgewater. With over 100 members and growing, Cookers is one of the largest chartered clubs at Edgewater.
Vince (Chuck) Maniscalco is my personal cooking guru. When we met in Sun City, we learned that both of us had grandparents born in Sicily, the island a short distance from the southern coast of Italy.
Grandpa was celebrating his 100th birthday and everybody complimented him on how athletic and well-preserved he appeared. “Gentlemen, I will tell you the secret of my success,” he said.
For many Americans, Memorial Day brings a carefree morning watching the parade go by, traditionally setting the stage for summer’s slower pace. However, for Sun City resident Patrick Conley, the Memorial Day parade moves at a much brisker tempo. As chairman of the Huntley Memorial Day parade, Conley is the chief organizer of the city’s triumphant trot through town.
As a couple, there are a lot of things my wife and I are good at and a lot of things we’re not good at. I’m afraid the latter is more prevalent, but who’s counting? One of the things we’re worst at is using gift cards, especially those credit-card gift cards that are supposed to be accepted everywhere but never work.
“All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” Since these lyrics were written by Beatle Paul McCartney, the elderly population has seen huge increases in its population of individuals living alone.
The world is going green, not with envy but with the fervor of environmentalism. The public consciousness has decided that it is now time to roll up our sleeves and take one for Mother Earth.
