MY SUN DAY NEWS
When asked which American icon is celebrating its 100th anniversary, the members responded with a uniform “Chevrolet!” When asked which car was the top seller in 1957, they gave the same response. Wrong, said the moderator; it was Ford. Regardless, it was mentioned that there are no songs about the ’57 Ford. Over half the members admitted to once having owned a Chevrolet, and a surprisingly many had owned a ’57 Chevy.
Q: I am in my late 60’s and am my mother’s caregiver. She lives 30 miles away from me. It’s not a long distance, but caring for her is becoming more challenging for me. How can I care for her needs and not feel burned out?
A turkey farmer was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey.
Despite reports of low-voter turnout, the October 2011 Community Association Board of Directors election was said, by some, to be the most anticipated election in its history. Controversial, trust, and transparency issues made the campaign trail a slippery slope to say the least, but three of the seven candidates caught traction and come January will walk onto a governing board in hopes to help renew community-board communication and establish a new officiating platform.
I recently gave a talk to the journalism students at Huntley High School. Despite the early hour I had to be there (coming directly off a production, which is always grueling), the talk went especially well, the students were interested, I was interested, and nobody fell asleep.
Janice Strain, N.20, finds decorating and enhancing birdhouses very relaxing. Janice is retired and has been a resident of Sun City for five years now, after having lived in Algonquin for a short time. “I love my home in Sun City,” she proudly states.
Sun City’s tennis courts in recent months have seen some serious injuries due to off balance movements. A few broken bones have occurred with one female participant landing face forward on the court leaving her with a broken jaw and a broken wrist. As another community tennis player commented “Not being able to keep balance doesn’t allow seniors to have fun at what they like to do. These were experienced players!”
On Friday, November 11, the nation will honor its veterans. The courage and sacrifice that these men and women have shown is a true inspiration for all that call themselves Americans. There are those among us who feel that it is their duty to give back to these brave members of the armed forces.
Marking three generations of tradition, Corron Elementary School Brownie troop 4622, along with other local troops, headed to Camp Tomo Chi-Chi Knolls of the Kane County Forest Preserve in Gilberts this October in honor of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout Organization.
On November 2, a veteran will fly out to Washington D. C. to experience the World War II memorial. That veteran is Al Jordi of Huntley.
For the last three years, Sunflower Garden Club member Nancy Frank, N. 23, has helped honor our armed forces members at holiday time by coordinating a patriotic display of Sun City resident-supplied photos of currently enlisted family members.
On Saturday, October 22, almost 5,500 first-nighters and I were present for the Inaugural Season Home Opener of the Chicago Express Hockey Club at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates.
Letters to the editor for the week of November 3.
You may have run into Larry Mann at Prairie Lodge and seen him perform his duties as Director of Building Services, but if you stop in to Drendel Hall on November 12, you’ll see a whole different kind of performance from him.
Recently, my wife and I invited good friends and backyard neighbors Kay and Lou to join us for a trek to try the famous ribs at the Crystal Lake Rib House. We were warned ahead of time not to expect anything fancy, which was right on from the moment we walked into the house-converted-into-a-restaurant.
Whooping cough can be serious, even fatal, in certain populations. In response to McHenry County’s recent increase in pertussis cases, Centegra Health System reminds adults and children about the necessity of vaccinations to avoid serious illnesses or death.
These are dangerous times. People are seeking to obtain your valuable information. If you feel you don’t have any information of value, you would be wrong. Your personal information is of great value to those looking to steal your identity.
“On Tuesday I was notified by the Huntley library that the book I had put on hold had arrived. I went to the shelf and retrieved my book. I then proceeded to the self check-out, which I always do. I scanned my card and followed the directions to scan the barcode on my book. I scanned the code and the screen read SORRY. I scanned it again and it repeated SORRY.”
A couple of Woodchucks have reported a strange humming noise that turned out to be a failed door bell mechanism. To track down this problem, first locate your door bell mechanism. Have someone ring your door bell, and look and listen for a box mounted high in the wall, usually in the hall.
Chicago’s resurgence of interest in professional hockey was created mainly by the recent success of the Black Hawks. This being your team’s first year in competition for sports and specifically hockey fans in the Chicagoland area, what do you see as your niche when developing a fan base here with the Black Hawks and Chicago Wolves already established?
There was an ABC TV broadcast earlier this year that raised our attention to some subtle changes that we should watch out for at the grocery store. They reported that the average prices at the grocery store would only rise about 3% this year. That sounded like good news until you heard the rest of the story.
An elderly couple was sitting in their rockers on the porch watching a beautiful sunset and reminiscing about the “good old days” when the woman turned to the man and said, “Honey, do you remember when we first started dating and you used to just casually reach over and take my hand?”
Lately, I’ve been forgetting so many little details. Should I be concerned?
My husband, Steve Dolewski, is a Korean Veteran who served active duty in 1952 with the Army Forward Artillery Battalion. He is a member of the VFW Post 5151 in Streamwood, IL and the American Legion in Huntley, IL.
In Neighborhood 29 resident Joe Nitti’s world, it’s hip to be square. It’s not only hip but artistic and decorative. After a successful 57-year career as an architectural draftsman, Netti (81) retired in 1993 from penciling lines and curves and shapes and applied his expertise to framing and matting.
October is definitely the scary story month of the year. Gray clouds billow in, darkness settles on us, leafless tree branches scrape against our windows at night, and foliage dies, leaving behind its scraggly inner remnants. For all this, though, October is my favorite month of the year. And I like a good flashlight-under-the-face, campfire scary story as much as the next. But the pop-into-your-everyday-life fears, I don’t like so much.
Pardon the pun, but has this newspaper “gone to the dogs (and cats)?” In its last two editions, the following articles appeared: an editorial about the editor’s own dog, a Sun City couple’s birthday bash, and an Elgin polo match, both to collect money for animal shelters, and a plea by another resident for a Sun City-use only dog park. Indeed, many of us believe that dogs and cats are our best friends, as our pets continue to give us loyalty and unconditional love.
Asking for “community support for a dog park in Sun City” is way premature. The article implies that, based on the information provided, residents should decide now to be for such a project or against it.
The temperature is dropping. The leaves are falling, and the nights are getting longer. Wouldn’t it be nice to curl up with a loved one and share a glass of amazing wine? But which wine should you imbibe? Well, to satisfy all of your wine-based questions, it behooves you to check out the Holiday Wine-Tasting Event being held 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 5 in Drendel Ballroom. Armanetti’s Fine Wine and Spirits will provide the wine for the event.
Some golfers pack themselves full of the sport up to six or seven days a week in the summer to tide them over through the winter “homesick” days. Others take the year-round concept literally and play in the dead of winter, so long as there’s no snow and it’s above zero. Fanatics and fun-lovers take it to the extreme and play with orange or blue balls on snow-covered fairways and greens in winter, mostly just for laughs or on a dare. When they finish doing that, they usually head to a Lake Michigan beach to jump into 40-degree water to get on TV.
