MY SUN DAY NEWS
On April 22, OHCHR (The United Nations Human Rights Office) reported the number of civilian casualties in the Ukraine as killed: 2,435 and as injured: 2,946. However, Ukraine officials very recently strongly suggest the more accurate figure as 15,000 dead. The nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said weeks of bombardment in the city of Mariupol alone had killed “tens of thousands.” While these estimates vary widely, there is no doubt that both in the general civilian population and in the military, huge numbers of Ukrainian citizens are dying and suffering wounds for their country.
Representatives from M/I Homes were in attendance at the April 14 Board meeting as the board took up the proposed development of the 82-acre property along Dundee Road that is known as the Kudlach Property. M/I Homes requested approval for the construction 173 single family homes on the area bordered by Haligus, Dundee, Ruth, Main Street and the Huntley Municipal Building complex and the Shepard of the Prairie church property lines.
My Sun Day News asked Village Trustee Ronda Goldman if there was any truth to a rumor that a developer has come forward with a plan to build single family homes on the Regency Square property.
Goldman responded with âNo.â
At the Huntley Planning Commissionâs April 11 meeting, two companies made presentations requesting approval of plans to build and operate new businesses on Huntleyâs south side. Barnes Development Company, on behalf of Belle Tire, requested approval of its plan to build a 10,000 square foot facility at the southeast corner of Route 47 and Regency Parkway. The request included a Special Use Permit for an Automobile Repair and Tire sale business.
At the Huntley Planning Commissionâs April 11 meeting, two companies made presentations requesting approval of plans to build and operate new businesses on Huntleyâs south side.
Barnes Development Company, on behalf of Belle Tire, requested approval of its plan to build a 10,000 square foot facility at the southeast corner of Route 47 and Regency Parkway. The request included a Special Use Permit for an Automobile Repair and Tire sale business.
Mythos and their power over us have been in the zeitgeist in the last decade. A glut of superhero films continues to fill multiplexes, our modern equivalent to ancient tales. It is enough to take them for granted as base culture. However, this was not always the case. Equal parts anthropology and religion, these tales passed down were inspiration for many writers going forward. No greater motivation has ignited plots as revenge. And no grander presentation has graced the screen as Robert Eggersâs latest.
Isnât it true that everyone is a kid at heart? Itâs safe to say that at one time or another, most people have been to Disney World, either by themselves, with their children, or possibly with their grandchildren. There are a few classic attractions that everyone remembers, either good or bad. One is that boat ride with those cute little dolls from all over the world incessantly singing, âItâs a Small World.â It took us several years to get that nauseating song out of our heads. Another is the Haunted Mansion where a holographic ghost suddenly appears sitting next to you. Our grandson is now in therapy.
A recent trip to the grocery store left me feeling completely unfulfilled and concerned about the future. What should have been a 15-minute dash into the store to get a few essentials (i.e. milk, eggs, cereal, salad and honey) lead me to recalibrate my life choices. I noticed the eggs were more expensive than usual, but put them into the cart anyway. I drew the line, though, at purchasing a $7 jar of honey. I wasnât trying to purchase Manuka honey or even honey comb. I simply wanted a small jar of clover honey to enjoy on toast the next morning for breakfast. While staring at the yellow price sticker on the shelf, I simultaneously realized while I could afford to spend that much on honey, I certainly wasnât going to.
My husband recently had a health scare. Weâre both in our mid-60s and have had few health concerns until recently. During my husbandâs annual dermatologist appointment, where his doctor found a small bump on his ear. A biopsy confirmed it was skin cancer. Fortunately, it was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, and he had it removed a week ago. His doctor said that itâs common to find growths on ears, especially in men prone to wearing baseball caps. These hats protect their scalps but offer no UV protection for their ears. My husband wears sunscreen but often neglects to put it on his ears.
Letters for the week of May 5.
The Alzheimerâs Foundation of America (AFA) will host a free virtual Alzheimerâs educational conference for Illinois residents on Wednesday, May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. CST as part of the 2022 national Educating America Tour. The conference, which is free and open to everyone, will allow participants to learn from, and ask questions of, health and caregiving experts.
It all started with a horse named Sunshine. âSunshine, my first horse, changed my life,â said Sandy Horn. Horn was a horseman all his life. When he was a young boy, he would meet Dick, a big red draft horse who pulled the milk wagon. Horn said, âI used to meet the wagon about four houses before ours and feed Dick a treat, usually a cookie, apple, or carrot. Iâd pet Dick for a moment and then go to my stop and wait for the wagon to arrive.â
It all started with a horse named Sunshine.
âSunshine, my first horse, changed my life,â said Sandy Horn.
Horn was a horseman all his life. When he was a young boy, he would meet Dick, a big red draft horse who pulled the milk wagon.
Horn said, âI used to meet the wagon about four houses before ours and feed Dick a treat, usually a cookie, apple, or carrot. Iâd pet Dick for a moment and then go to my stop and wait for the wagon to arrive.â
Like me, when you think of Easter (putting aside any religious references), you probably think of sunny mornings in springtime, pastel everything, nice clothes, and colorful baskets. Itâs a clean feeling. And the other night, I learned why Easter is a morning tradition or daytime tradition and not something celebrated at night…because itâs creepy. A couple weeks ago, my wifeâs cousin (who has a son around the same age as mine) invited us to go on a flashlight Easter egg hunt sponsored by their park district. My first thought was that it sounded pretty neat. Normally Easter egg hunts involve about ten thousand screaming kids making a mad dash across an open field, scooping up hastily hidden eggs like they were harvesting precious commodity. Although slightly odd, a nighttime Easter egg hunt sounded just enough different to be interesting and fun. It also sounded less congested and hectic. We were in.
Like me, when you think of Easter (putting aside any religious references), you probably think of sunny mornings in springtime, pastel everything, nice clothes, and colorful baskets. Itâs a clean feeling. And the other night, I learned why Easter is a morning tradition or daytime tradition and not something celebrated at night…because itâs creepy.
A couple weeks ago, my wifeâs cousin (who has a son around the same age as mine) invited us to go on a flashlight Easter egg hunt sponsored by their park district. My first thought was that it sounded pretty neat. Normally Easter egg hunts involve about ten thousand screaming kids making a mad dash across an open field, scooping up hastily hidden eggs like they were harvesting precious commodity. Although slightly odd, a nighttime Easter egg hunt sounded just enough different to be interesting and fun. It also sounded less congested and hectic. We were in.
Tennis players everywhere have felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But according to an annual study commissioned by the Physical Activity Council, tennis has also boomed during the pandemic with an estimated 21.64 million Americans picking up a racquet in 2020, up 22.4 percent after several years of stagnant participation. In a sense, thereâs no real surprise that tennis stood to benefit more than other sports from COVID-19 because itâs played outdoors and doesnât require people to be within six feet of each other.
On Sunday, April 3, if you were taking a walk in Neighborhood 21, you might have run across a lawn heavily-decorated for a birthday celebration. The balloons indicated a milestone that you donât see very often: 109. Betty âLuluâ Lucille Winkelman celebrated her 109th birthday on April 3, 2022, with friends, family, and neighbors.
On Sunday, April 3, if you were taking a walk in Neighborhood 21, you might have run across a lawn heavily-decorated for a birthday celebration. The balloons indicated a milestone that you donât see very often: 109.
Betty âLuluâ Lucille Winkelman celebrated her 109th birthday on April 3, 2022, with friends, family, and neighbors.
After having lunch at a restaurant with my son recently, we got into the car and I turned to look over my shoulder as I backed out of the parking space. âWow,â he said, âyou still do that old-school.â I had no idea what he was talking about, which is pretty much par for the course for me when it comes to conversations with members of generations that are less vintage than mine. âWhat are you talking about?â I said.
After having lunch at a restaurant with my son recently, we got into the car and I turned to look over my shoulder as I backed out of the parking space.
âWow,â he said, âyou still do that old-school.â
I had no idea what he was talking about, which is pretty much par for the course for me when it comes to conversations with members of generations that are less vintage than mine.
âWhat are you talking about?â I said.
EVERYDAY HEALTH, in its April 2022 newsletter, invites us into the realm of those grieving, especially on the loss of a loved one – such as a parent, spouse, sibling, daughter or son, friend, or pet – even the loss of a job or romantic relationship. Psychologist Sigmund Freud published a 1917 essay on the subject which he called “grief work.” He described it “as a period of time following a loss when a person must process or work through their thoughts, memories, and emotions in order to move on with life.”
More than $106,600 in impact fees were disbursed at the March 24 Huntley Village Board meeting. My Huntley News contacted Cathy Haley, Village Director of Finance, for an explanation of the fees. Haley explained that âImpact fees are added to each new residential and new commercial construction permit and are paid by the developer.â She continued, âThe Village is just a pass-through for these fees for the other taxing districts.â
More than $106,600 in impact fees were disbursed at the March 24 Huntley Village Board meeting. My Huntley News contacted Cathy Haley, Village Director of Finance, for an explanation of the fees.
Haley explained that âImpact fees are added to each new residential and new commercial construction permit and are paid by the developer.â She continued, âThe Village is just a pass-through for these fees for the other taxing districts.â
Our time is finite. We have absolutely no control over the amount of time in each hour, day, week, month or year. What we can control is how we spend that time. As the author of this column and a landscape professional I can honestly tell you the less time I spend working in my yard the better. I would rather spend time enjoying my yard rather than working in it. Sustainable landscaping is a pathway towards less work and more joy.
Once in a blue moon, Nancy and I get a taste for some good old fashioned tangy, smoky barbeque. Luckily, we did get a recommendation from someone, but because weâre old, we canât remember who it was from or the name of the restaurant. We knew it was âMoonâ something.
Agreed, that title is very weird. You, dear readers, may be scratching your head in confusion and bafflement. Honey, you donât even know the half of it. Trust me, this was my first feeling when I saw the trailer for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. The latest from distributor A24 in theaters, we should know a bit of what we are in for if you saw my reviews for The Lighthouse or The Green Knight. Arthouse and avant-garde are the best descriptions for their output. And this release is no exception.
In the summer of 1992, I was packing up for my first semester of college. I was 17, about to move to another state, to live in a dorm where I knew no one. Thatâs when my Dad gave me a gift, wrapped in the comics from the Sunday paper. The Sunday funnies were always the first choice for wrapping paper in my house, and Dad would take extra care to wrap it so that his favorite comic strip â featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy â were prominently displayed on top. You would never fold the flap over Snoopy, or place tape over Charlie Brown. No, the Peanuts gang always got top billing as gift wrap.
In the summer of 1992, I was packing up for my first semester of college. I was 17, about to move to another state, to live in a dorm where I knew no one.
Thatâs when my Dad gave me a gift, wrapped in the comics from the Sunday paper. The Sunday funnies were always the first choice for wrapping paper in my house, and Dad would take extra care to wrap it so that his favorite comic strip â featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy â were prominently displayed on top. You would never fold the flap over Snoopy, or place tape over Charlie Brown. No, the Peanuts gang always got top billing as gift wrap.
‘m writing about my father who is approaching his 90th birthday. He is my mother’s primary caregiver, who’s in her mid-eighties and has early-stage dementia. They live in a single-family home. I’m fortunate to live nearby and pop in often to visit. They also come to our home for dinner regularly. While he’s in relatively good health, I’m growing concerned about his driving ability. He doesn’t drive too far and seems to have set his own limits (such as not driving at night). However, I’m not sure how long he should continue driving, even locally.
Letters for the week of April 21.
Ever heard the phrase âraised in a barnâ? What if the barn is a barndominium, a combination of a traditional barn and a condominium? Duane and Nancy Fontana had their barndominium ground breaking ceremony with a gold shovel, gold balloons and gold champagne on Wednesday, March 16.
Ever heard the phrase âraised in a barnâ? What if the barn is a barndominium, a combination of a traditional barn and a condominium?
Duane and Nancy Fontana had their barndominium ground breaking ceremony with a gold shovel, gold balloons and gold champagne on Wednesday, March 16.
Before we had children, my husband and I decided to adopt a cat. We were in our early 20s, starting our jobs that we hoped would turn into careers, living in a sunny one-bedroom apartment. We had to download forms off the internet, fill them out, and take them to an office where a woman looked at us sternly from across her desk. She asked us if we had a vet. A vet? No, we donât have a vet. We donât even have a pet. Yet.
Before we had children, my husband and I decided to adopt a cat.Â
We were in our early 20s, starting our jobs that we hoped would turn into careers, living in a sunny one-bedroom apartment. We had to download forms off the internet, fill them out, and take them to an office where a woman looked at us sternly from across her desk. She asked us if we had a vet.
A vet? No, we donât have a vet. We donât even have a pet. Yet.
Marilyn Berendt, President of the Sun City Board, announced Barry Newmanâs resignation from the board at the opening of the March 23 Board meeting.
Deanna Loughran, Sun City Executive Director, in an email to all residents, described the Sun City Boardâs consideration of a By-Law Amendment that would affect the term limits of Board members.
DORA is coming to Huntley! Not the childrenâs cartoon character, but the new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) Special Events. Barb Read, Village Special Events Manager, presented a resolution âdesignating the Village Sponsored Special Events area as a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area.â This allows for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the town square, but only during village sponsored events.
DORA is coming to Huntley!
Not the childrenâs cartoon character, but the new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) Special Events.
Barb Read, Village Special Events Manager, presented a resolution âdesignating the Village Sponsored Special Events area as a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area.â This allows for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the town square, but only during village sponsored events.
According to Wall Street Journal’s March issue, as people return this Spring to offices and other indoor spaces, infectious-disease experts highlight the vital roles of air quality and inoculation. Since the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the cause of the pandemic two years ago, opinion on the importance of temperature checks and deep-cleaning desk surfaces has now been dismissed as very little aids in the removal of the virus and its many mutants.
If youâre looking for a chuckle some time, Google âFlorida Man.â The laughable parade of ridiculous clowns is endless: The Florida man who told police he couldnât be arrested for drinking and driving because he only gulped his bourbon at stop signs. The Florida man who stole a Walmart mobility scooter so he could drive his date to a sports bar. The Florida man who fast-tracked an effective vaccine against Covid, but then told America to inject bleach into their veins instead.
If youâre looking for a chuckle some time, Google âFlorida Man.â The laughable parade of ridiculous clowns is endless:
The Florida man who told police he couldnât be arrested for drinking and driving because he only gulped his bourbon at stop signs.
The Florida man who stole a Walmart mobility scooter so he could drive his date to a sports bar.
The Florida man who fast-tracked an effective vaccine against Covid, but then told America to inject bleach into their veins instead.
