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State program lends tech items to people with disabilities

“It’s one of the best kept secrets in Illinois,” Lynette Strode, the Device Loan Coordinator of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP), says with a laugh, “even though we have tried to promote our program.”

Going for Guinness

“Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well,” said Abraham Lincoln in his impromptu speech in 1861 as he left Springfield heading to Washington D.C. to become President.

Tip 11: Mailboxes etc.

This week a couple of email questions came in to the website. The first one involves mailboxes. “How often are mailboxes replaced in Sun City?”

What are those tickets really worth?

As I write this column, the whole community is heating up over the upcoming Bears vs. Packers Conference Championship. Sun City has a huge following of fans on both sides. The fever is at an all-time high. The talk of the community is who has tickets to the game.

Laughter by Paul: January 27, 2011

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor’s office. “Is it true,” she wanted to know, “that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?”

SunCPAC Q&As: January 27, 2011

What is the purpose of a Property Assessment?

Geezer Moments: January 27, 2011

Does this happen to you, too? I often wake up in the middle of the night and then have difficulty getting back to sleep because my brain decides this is a good time to solve the world’s problems, or least some of my own. In fact, I am writing this at about 4:30 a.m. Once my thoughts started spinning wildly, I had no choice but to get up and write.

Honoring the legacy

On Monday, January 17 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the main lobby of Prairie Lodge, Gloria Readus of N.17 will be honoring Dr. King with a display of his amazing life.

A little praise goes for a lot of pounds

New Year’s was only a couple weeks ago, but I’m sure some people are already starting to question their resolutions.

Community Emergency Response Team

Most people know they can dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, yet it is not widely known that with some training, they can do much more.

A sweet education

Are you a chocoholic? On the morning of February 3, you can look forward to taking home a box of chocolate-covered delectable delights made up of a colorful tray of assorted items that will be dipped in premium chocolate fondue.

In the bag

There may be a baseball bat hanging over the register and caricatures of strong Italian hand gestures hanging on the walls, but the only thing that should feel intimidated by walking into the newly opened Mel & Mars Bistro To-Go in Algonquin is your hunger. Owner Chef Mario Arevalo will make that go away real quick with a menu of Italian and Mediterranean dishes that, Arevalo said, will remind native Chicagoans of their favorite Chi-Town classics.

Pros and CONs

On Wednesday, December 30, Centegra Health System and Mercy Health System both filed applications for Certificates of Need from the Illinois Health Services Review Board.

What a legend is made of

Who is the most important and significant sports figure in history? Babe Ruth? Muhammad Ali? Michael Jordan? Jim Thorpe? Babe Didrikson Zaharias? Wayne Gretzky? Billie Jean King? Walter Camp? Tiger Woods? Joe Montana? Willie Mays?

Geezer Moments: January 13, 2011

Kicking off 2011 with her “moment” is our neighbor Lorraine McGuire with what was her one and only “geezer moment” of 2010. Right, Lorraine?

Tip 10: Garage door

There are many small things, including several battery changes, you may not have thought about when it comes to garage door maintenance. Lubrication is absolutely necessary for devices like this, which operate every day.

Laughter by Paul: January 13, 2011

One of my fourth graders asked my teacher’s assistant, “How old are you, Mrs. Glass?”

The worst that will happen is they might say “no”…

I recently listened to a presentation by an entrepreneur who held a personal philosophy that I found fairly unique. Initially, I thought he was a bit bold and overbearing, but as I listened further, I began to see how simple his approach really was.

A Grace filled Christmas

One week out of the year, Sun City resident and “This Week in AgriBusiness” co-host Orion Samuelson turns the attention of his popular RFD-TV agriculture/agribusiness news show over to how a rural community church celebrates Christmas.

A Christmas Story

All good Christmas stories come with a little mystery, magic, and miracle. This one has all three and took place right on a cold and frosty Sun City driveway one Christmas night five years ago.

Meeting rolls out $1.5 million, 4-phase sales center renovation project

Rarely has a renovation project generated so much attention from so many.

One-one-on approach to your New Year’s resolution

High on the top of New Year’s resolution lists—in fact, according to most national statistics, it’s ranked the highest “promise” of the new year—is fitness, getting in better shape, becoming a healthier you.

N.24 carolers help fight breast cancer

On Sunday, December 5, Neighborhood 24 was filled with the magic of the holiday season. Some could have even said that there was music in the air, and how right they were. Loretta Ragusa and other members of N. 24 spread good cheer as they caroled up and down the street. “This year there were … 14 carolers and they went to … 11 houses,” said Ragusa.

SunCPAC Q&As: December 16, 2010

Q: Why does my property tax bill keep going up when the value of my home is going down?

Laugh Tracks: December 16, 2010

A cartoon by John DiDonna.

Sun City resident wins Midwest pickleball tournament

Sun City has some seriously talented pickleball players. Five of them recently went down to St. Charles and almost stole the show.

Year-end Planning Tips

The year end is fast approaching. The older I get the faster the days seem to fly. Well, it’s that time of the year when we need to step back and take a look at where we are headed and where we might want to change direction. I thought I would raise some questions, some food for thought, as we close the first decade of the 21st century and open the second decade.