MY SUN DAY NEWS
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.
Early in October, Huntley lost one of its trademark restaurants, when Niko’s Grill & Pub closed its doors. “We’ve been struggling there for about 10 months,” said former Niko’s Grill & Pub owner Niko Kanakaris.
Q: I’ve noticed some unusual charges on my Medicare statement. How can I make sure I’m not being charged for services I did not receive?
I often receive emails claiming that I am the long-lost son of a millionaire who put money in trust for me in a foreign bank account and that all I have to do is provide some personal information to prove my identity to claim it. This is a type of scam that is becoming more frequent.
We have had several requests for the going-away checklist we published last year. A few additional things have been added. All of these columns are available on the Sun Day website if you want to refer back to one.
This week, my colleague Sun Day Ad Representative Pat Hatton and Sun Day Owners Chris and Erika La Pelusa accompanied me to do a review of one of the well-known dining establishments in Algonquin, Bonefish Grill. It’s a national chain, so I have dined not only at this site, but at others while traveling around our country. Upfront, I have to say that I can’t afford to eat out too often, and certainly this is a special-occasion type of place for my wife and me. This has been one of our favorites for birthdays or anniversaries. This occasion was a celebration of sorts for the four of us. In general, it is the sort of restaurant that you’d treat yourself to.
Claudia Anderson of N-11 is back with another of her “moments.” Thanks for your contributions, Claudia.
The ladies of Vineyard Drive are putting a scarecrow on each tree and each mailbox in N.33. A friend on my block in Oak Park moved out here the same day that I did.
Smile: how many times have you heard the word before someone snapped a shutter in your lifetime? And where are the results of that moment?
Two weeks ago, my wife, Sofia, told me she would like to celebrate my birthday with a party. She was going to invite old friends, new friends, neighbors, co-workers, and some family members. “Would you like to have a party, Hugh?” she asked. I thought about it for less than ten seconds and I said, “Yes, I would.” After all, I thought, I’ve been looking pretty good these days — working out at the gym for hours — not just exercising, but body building as well. Since I haven’t seen most of these people lately, it would be cool to show them a 65-year-old guy who doesn’t look a day over 50. “Oh God, I love myself,” as I kissed my arm. (mwa-mwa.)
Q: Where can I find information about assessment exemptions and which have been applied to my assessment?
A young woman watched a man rush onto the plane at the last minute before takeoff. He spotted one of the few empty seats and silently sat down.
In the entire high school culture in the State of Illinois, there is only one man who can arguably be called “The Coach.” He has come to dwell among us in Sun City. At age 82, he is still doing it.
As this edition’s Sun Day features a story on a proposed dog park in Sun City, now is as good of a time as any to let you in on our home’s best-kept secret, one I’ve only mentioned briefly before: our dog, Ruppy. Actually, Ruppy is a secret only if you consider a secret bold and brazen and barking loud enough to send echoes to Arizona and back.
Carole Gillham of Neighborhood 21 loves dogs. She’s a Canine Companion for Independence volunteer puppy raiser. She finds a dog’s companionship not only valuable but emotionally and physically healthy. And knowing that there are many Sun City residents who share her feelings, Gillham has an idea for a dog park in Sun City, a place “where people can socialize and dogs can socialize as well,” she said.
There is a chill in the air. The leaves are starting to turn colors. The days are getting shorter. No doubt about it, fall has arrived. What better way to celebrate the fall season than with a befitting festival. Clear your calendars because on October 7 through 9 the Scarecrow Festival of St. Charles will be in full swing.
