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Laughter by Paul: December 16, 2010

“Mommy, is it true that Santa brings us presents?”

Tip 9: Minor repairs anyone can do

Occasionally, something put into the garbage disposal will cause a jam. It will hum when you turn it on, or it will make no noise at all. There is a wrench that came with your disposal that fits into a hole in the bottom center of the disposal.

Toy story

The Sun City Woodchucks may not look like the elves from our dreams, but they are unquestionably Santa’s helpers this holiday season. For the 6th year, the members of the Woodchucks have presented lovingly handcrafted toys to the children of Grafton Township Food Pantry clients.

Jingle bells are really alarm bells, are they not?

Without fail, every holiday season around now, my sister will ask me, “Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?” And then, knowing my answer without my having to say it, she’ll proceed to tell me, “I had mine done by October.” Note the by October, not in October. I call this the surprise-and-conquer method to holiday shopping, a real cloak-and-dagger operation: get in, get out before the holidays ever knew you were there.

Brian Jason speaks about Walleye Grill closing at Current Events Club

Though the doors shut on Walleye Grill on October 17, questions were just beginning to swirl as to what caused the restaurant’s abrupt closing.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

The Sunflower Garden Club is proud to present the first Housewalk to be held in Sun City. The holiday-themed housewalk, A Winter Wonderland Housewalk, takes place on Thursday, December 9th from 3 till 7 p.m.

Harmony and tradition

Would you like some help getting into the spirit of the season? The Dickens Carolers will perform in Drendel Ballroom on Monday, December 20, at 7 p.m.

Fun and games

For one night this season, the Fun Nite Committee will put away their bingo cards and tumbler and roll out an evening of holiday entertainment with their first-ever Fun Nite Holiday Party.

Today and tomorrow of Chicago’s winter season sports

Hey, all you senior sports fans out there, here begins a bi-monthly column on your favorite subject.

The Perfect Holiday Gift…Card

This is the time of year that the big decisions are made. The closer the holidays come, the higher the anxiety level goes. What to get for those special people in our lives that seem to already have everything.

Laugh Tracks: December 2, 2010

A cartoon by John DiDonna.

Tip 8: Basic heat transfer

Heating and cooling your house is basic heat transfer. In the summer, you are collecting the heat in your house with the air conditioning evaporator located in your furnace. The heat is then pumped outside with the air conditioner refrigerant and dumped into the outside air through the condenser.

Laughter by Paul: December 2, 2010

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

Geezer Moments: December 2, 2010

Softball buddy Jimmy Hayes starts this week’s column with this “moment”: My wife and I are watching the Late Show last week, and I find a piece of paper with several names on it. I don’t recognize any of them. I ask her who these people are. She says, “They are people that I voted for.” I said, “Oh, you mean obscure judges on the ballot?” She says, “Oh, no, they are people on “Dancing with the Stars.”

V is for volunteer of the year

“I want to give back,” Maureen Berg of Neighborhood 7 says. “I never dreamt I would get an opportunity like that.” Maureen, who has been blind since 1996, after she was severely injured in an auto accident in Woodstock, IL, has, for the last eight years, volunteered her time at school District 158 with CSO, Community Student Outreach, a program started by Sun City residents Bob Hurrie and Dick Evans to provide volunteers to D-158 for whatever support the school District, students, or teachers need.

What I’ll be thinking about around the Thanksgiving table

Whether my parents want to admit it or not, and no matter how much my mother tells me I was a welcomed addition to the family and loved all the same, I know that I was an oops baby … unless two people plan to have a child at 38 and 40 (mother and father respectively) and to separate their first batch of kids from their last child by 17-, 14-, and 10-and-half years.

No strings attached

Huntley High School students and Sun City residents have been creating exquisite music together for the past 3 years. Residents such as Sam Geati of N.33, who is a member of a men’s tap-dance group called “The Hunks,” the Tall Oaks Tennis Club, the “Travelers” softball team, the 51-piece Concert Band, the 18-piece Jazz Ensemble titled “Lets Dance,” and his own trio, “Blue Skies,” has been working with the students at Huntley High School for the past year.

100 voices plus 2 shows equals perfect harmony

One hundred voices talking all at once makes cacophony. But 100 voices all singing in harmony makes the 2010 Prairie Singers Christmas concert.

Moving ‘fjord-ward’

This past August, Nick and Joanie Koplos of Neighborhood 32B enjoyed a wonderful 16-day trip to France, England, and the Norwegian Fjords, located on the SW coast of Norway. While their experiences in France and England were strong in historic encounters, Norway provided the Sun City couple with daring physical challenges.

Lack of state funding jeopardizes interlibrary loan program

“I think everybody’s well aware the state is going through a financial crunch at the moment. And it has obligations that it’s not able to fill financially.”

Funny Bones: November 18, 2010

A cartoon by John DiDonna.

Ask the Woodchucks: Windows

The windows in your house are double pane with an inert insulating gas sealed between the panes. Occasionally, this seal fails, and moisture will appear in the space between the two panes of glass. If this happens, the window must be replaced; however, you are in luck, as they are warranted by the manufacturer.

The little instrument that could

Quick now: What did Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid, and John Lennon all have in common?

Quick Notes: November 18, 2010

In the weeks since the Walleye Grill closed, the Sun Day has received dozens of emails and phone calls from Sun City residents asking if there’s anything the paper can do to help reopen the Walleye Grill.

SunCPAC Q&As: November 18, 2010

If my assessment appeal period has expired, what can I do about an inaccurate assessment?

Are you getting the lowest cost per mile with your vehicle?

The cost of fuel is rising again and just went over $3.00 per gallon. I can remember when I was in the army, I could buy gas on the base at $.25 per gallon. Oh, for those days again! The rising costs sure keep us looking for ways to reduce our fuel consumption and get the best cost per mile.

Geezer Moments: November 18, 2010

In this week’s column, I am departing from my usual format and instead am telling a true story, which, in a way, still is a “geezer moment” of sorts.

Laughter By Paul: November 18, 2010

“Mommy, Mommy, where are you?” cried the little boy standing outside a store in the shopping mall.