MY SUN DAY NEWS
It has been a busy year for SunCPAC, but with the completion of the Rutland Township Assessment Information Classes, the Sun City Property Assessment Council draws to conclusion its major events for 2011.
On the day after Thanksgiving, you are probably either getting your house back in order, pulling out your Christmas decorations, or getting in on those early-bird specials in the stores. Not Linda and Frank Fenneman (N. 28).
What is it about holiday movies that we like? Is it seeing a family operate a smooth season, beginning with a cut turkey and ending successfully on a majestic winters’ morn, family gathered around the tree, opening gifts (gifts that everyone wants)?
Imagine getting a phone call that informs you, “You’ve won $50,000 in a drawing! Just send us a check for $299 to claim your reward.”
Sometimes you have to travel 6,000 miles to an ancient world to have a uniquely religious and patriotic American experience.
Nearly three weeks after the first fatal house fire in Sun City occurred, the cause of the fire is still unknown.
The holiday season is upon us, and with it the opportunity to create beautifully-designed and decorated spaces in our home.
To provide a safer environment for Sun City’s swimming pools, Stingrays’ Head Swim Coach, Chris Hinde, recently invited swim club members to participate with him and Assistant Coach, Len Lencioni, to become certified in Elementary Forms of Survival, Water Rescue, and Pool Entries.
If you have caught a view of Prairie’s indoor pool on recent Saturday mornings, you have heard and seen a lot of excitement and swimming going on! It seems that our new coach, Chris Hinde, is intent on strengthening Stingrays’ membership as a club, as well as helping us all to swim much more efficiently.
The Kishwaukee Valley-Eakin Creek Model Railroad Club of Sun City has announced the running dates for this year’s Holiday Display. Trains will run in the Prairie Lodge Social Lounge from Friday November 25 through Thursday December 29.
It’s that time of the year when your wallets shrink and your waist measurements increase. As much as we look forward to holiday parties, many of us fear enjoying them too much, leading to the packing on of pounds. Indeed, the average American just consumed approximately 2000 to 4500 calories and up to 229 grams of fat from eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Hannukah, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day still await us! Studies show that most of us will gain at least 1 to 2 pounds during the six-week holiday season. This is a weight gain most of us cannot handle with our weight-bearing hinges already under stress.
About 20 Huntley Residents traveled to Midway Airport to meet the Honor Flight at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 2.
Electronic Mail or email, as it is most commonly known, began in the early 1970’s and quickly spread across the business world. Email as we know it today was mostly advanced with the internet and became popular when individuals began digitally communicating with each other on a time independent basis. Email also provides the mechanism for sending a message to multiple recipients at one time, allowing for an even more efficient communication tool.
My guess is that many residents have been to our dining spotlight for this edition, Jimmy’s Charhouse of Elgin. It’s been a fixture on Randall Road for many years, but as we all know, restaurants change managers and chefs over time, sometimes quite often. So, our mission was to see if there’s been any radical changes in the quality of the food and service, new items on the menu, and overall healthiness of this dining establishment.
In the last edition’s column, I gave you my mom’s turkey stuffing recipe and hope you have a chance to try it sometime. If you’ve tried it, I’d like to hear from you with your comments. This week, I’m sharing one of my own creations.
Letters to the editor for the week of December 1.
Writing is difficult. For some it is an impossibility. For others it can take a lifetime to master. According to Daniel Levitin, in his book, “This is Your Brain on Music,” it takes 10,000 hours, or about 10 years to become an expert at something. Thus, it is no surprise that Sun City resident JoAnn T. Neis of N.11 has written a well-received novel entitled, “The Other Half of a Broken Heart.”
We just got through the first mad dash of the holiday season – Black Friday. I couldn’t believe it when the retailers were opening at midnight on Thanksgiving day to start Black Friday early. There were some outstanding deals to be had at the additional expense of not getting to bed that night. Our bleak economy has us all shopping for the best deals. A renewed trend that is picking up popularity is bartering. Why use cash or credit when you can swap your “treasures” for what you need? You don’t have to hold a garage sale to sell your collectibles.
Did you ever wish that when you stagger into the bathroom in the morning and turn on the hot water in the bathroom sink there was instant hot water like in quality hotels? There is a device that will fulfill your wish. It is called a recirculating hot water pump.
Some thought that November 11, ’11 was just a date of “all 11’s.”
Q: The holidays are right around the corner, and I’m already feeling a little blue. Do you have any tips for getting through the holidays?
Kay Harlow is an active senior in Sun City, a founding member of a senior breakfast club, and in her spare time volunteers at the Huntley Library. On November 10 the library staff and patrons helped Kay celebrate her 96th birthday.
Instead of the usual Geezer Moments, this time I have something different, but really the same. You say, what are you talking about, Sammy? Ever heard of “Baby Brain” or “Pregnancy Brain?” Well, I hadn’t until my personal banker told me about her pregnancy experiences, suggesting a strong resemblance to Geezer Moments. Read these and see if you find similarities between the two afflictions.
It was the day after Christmas. The pastor of a church was looking over their Nativity scene when he noticed the baby Jesus was missing from among the figures.
The “Mayflower” I write about today is not about the ship crossing dark waters, facing severe storms, carrying cargo and pilgrims escaping religious persecution. It is not an event of the 1600’s but rather the 1900’s. The guiding force is not the captain of the ship, Master Christopher Jones. It is Miss Annabelle Mayflower, a teacher extraordinaire whose guidance led the way for many children as they tried to fit comfortably in the world around them. I was fortunate to have been one of those children in that magical classroom.
Remember Linus from the Charles Schultz comic “Charlie Brown”? Liss Kundich (N.21) surely does. He was the character who always carried around a blanket for security. Knowing how much a blanket can mean to a child, Project Linus was formed, and today, children in hospitals are the happy recipients of beautiful quilts. Liss was part of the Project Linus chapter in California before she moved to Illinois. She is now active in the Northbrook chapter. From the year 2002 until present day, they have made 6,500 quilts. Project Linus is a not-for-profit group.
When I think about things that I’m thankful for, I’m reminded of manners. Without please and thank you, we’d get nowhere (at least, nowhere with relationships intact). My oldest (and, of course, “wisest” wink, wink) sister-in-law taught me one of my first lessons in developing good manners: how to gracefully and properly interrupt people talking, which comes in handy being a reporter.
Amidst an ocean of arrow crabs, sea urchins, and octopi, Huntley resident Bob Wozniak experienced life under the sea this October, on a mission to the Bahamas to net a school of special species for the Shedd Aquarium.
Maintaining your balance, Part II (continued from November 3 edition).
Whoever thought that a single, benign word such as “group” could ultimately spark so much controversy in Sun City and possibly affect the outcome of the entire 2012 board elections?
