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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.

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.

Laughter by Paul: December 16, 2010

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

Geezer Moments: December 16, 2010

My old drum corps and tennis buddy, Mike McGuigan of Neighborhood 18 writes: “I just had one of those “Geezer Moments” you write about.”

The scorching tale of Lucille

Sometimes a musical instrument can take on a personality that makes it as recognizable as the artist who plays it. This is certainly true of guitars. Eric Clapton has his well-worn Blackie. Willie Nelson has his rode-hard Trigger.

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?”