MY SUN DAY NEWS
All Sun City military veterans are invited to join members of the Sun City Softball team in a Salute to all veterans. Join your fellow Veterans on Eakin Field, home of Sun City Softball, on Saturday, September 11, at 3 p.m.
A Sun City retired Major General hits the pickleball courts just about every day, a hero hiding in plain sight.
This is his story.
The Pickleball Charter Club celebrated a major milestone on August 5 when the club presented a ceremonial check for $11,843 to Sun City Board President Vito Benigno and Executive Director Deanna Loughran to close out a $30,500 debt two years early. The loan was originated on March 1, 2018 and the agreement was to pay it down in five years.
Like a puppy with a sock that won’t let go, residents started the July 28 Sun City Board meeting with comments on Bicycle and Walker’s safety and Amazon truck traffic on Del Webb Blvd. The new wrinkle was the concern of the re-zoning of the property at Route 47 and Dhamer Drive.
Hey, you! It’s August! It’s not that I think you lack the ability to glance at the date on top of the newspaper you’re holding right now. So please don’t be offended that I brought it up. Judging by letters to the editor, some folks get their knickers in a twist over pretty much anything lately.
Hey, you! It’s August!
It’s not that I think you lack the ability to glance at the date on top of the newspaper you’re holding right now. So please don’t be offended that I brought it up. Judging by letters to the editor, some folks get their knickers in a twist over pretty much anything lately.
We begin our tale with our hero: Sir Gawain. Dev Patel has become one of Britain’s finest actors over the past decade. After splashing onto the scene with the BBC show “Skins” and later the Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire,” his boyish impetuosity and endless charm has all been leading here. In many ways, he was born to play this part of a young man destined for great things but unsure of himself in the process.
My husband, Chris and I are contemplating downsizing. To him, a smaller house means less maintenance. For me, our home is like a favorite pair of jeans that is now two sizes too big. What was once occupied by our children and their friends, now consists of closed doors and empty hallways. Our children’s birthday parties were precisely timed fun filled parties that routinely included 30 elementary school children. Those were the days. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, they are past and it may be time to move on.
Nancy’s purse can be compared to a black hole in outer space. What goes in, never comes out, and no one is really sure what’s inside of one. We wanted to go out for lunch but our finances were running low. Nancy said she knew she had gift cards somewhere, so she asked me to check her purse while she was rummaging through the kitchen junk drawer. I ventured forth, and boldly went where no man has gone before, his wife’s purse.
With fully vaccinated people having been saved (for the most part) from the severe illness and death of the Covid-19 virus, scientists are now identifying an array of less serious, but potentially debilitating chronic long-term symptoms of the Covid-19 disease. Now responsible for more than 80% of our country’s rapidly growing caseload of the viral scourge, the Delta variant or mutation is spreading even amongst our largely unvaccinated youth. The new scientific term “Long Covid” refers to symptoms that last for weeks or months beyond infection.
I’m an older adult woman who is having increasingly more bouts of incontinence. I find it rather embarrassing, to the point of declining social invitations. I never know when the urge to go will hit me, so I prefer to stay home near my bathroom. I’ve had to rely more on my children for groceries and other necessities, as I’m afraid I might have an accident while shopping. I understand that incontinence is common in older women, yet I’m tired of this issue interfering with my life.
There is one neighbor along Cold Springs Drive, in Neighborhood 7, that all of the residents seem to know. But this neighbor seems to be a controversial figure. In fact, this “neighbor” seems to be “swamped” with rumor. According to Huntley officials, this neighbor serves a special purpose.
There is one neighbor along Cold Springs Drive, in Neighborhood 7, that all of the residents seem to know. But this neighbor seems to be a controversial figure.
In fact, this “neighbor” seems to be “swamped” with rumor.
According to Huntley officials, this neighbor serves a special purpose.
I’m going to be honest. I never really found Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds very terrifying. I never saw what was so scary about a bunch of birds. They’re birds! Mostly gulls and sparrows. They’re not bats! And then, all at once, my entire opinion on Hitchcock’s classic masterpiece changed.
I’m going to be honest. I never really found Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds very terrifying. I never saw what was so scary about a bunch of birds. They’re birds! Mostly gulls and sparrows. They’re not bats!
And then, all at once, my entire opinion on Hitchcock’s classic masterpiece changed.
August 3 is the 38th annual National Night Out (NNO). According to Jim Uszler, President of the Sun City Neighborhood Watch and one of the coordinators of the event, “It’s the 19th time Sun City has celebrated National Night Out.” According to the National Night Out website, “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer.”
August 3 is the 38th annual National Night Out (NNO). According to Jim Uszler, President of the Sun City Neighborhood Watch and one of the coordinators of the event, “It’s the 19th time Sun City has celebrated National Night Out.”
According to the National Night Out website, “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer.”
We don’t usually expect most high school, or even college romances, to turn into long-term relationships, let alone last the rest of our lives. But one Sun City couple has defied the odds. Richard Schimmel first noticed his wife, Sue, at work. They both worked at Chicago Molded Plastic. Sue said, “He kept trying to get me to go out. He kept asking until he succeeded.”
We don’t usually expect most high school, or even college romances, to turn into long-term relationships, let alone last the rest of our lives. But one Sun City couple has defied the odds. Richard Schimmel first noticed his wife, Sue, at work. They both worked at Chicago Molded Plastic.
Sue said, “He kept trying to get me to go out. He kept asking until he succeeded.”
While skimming through the newspaper this morning, I happened to glance at my horoscope, which read: “Focus on practicalities. Chop wood and carry water. Maintain positive cash flow. Minimize waste. Conserve resources and energy.” “Hm-m-m,” I said, because as luck would have it, I had chopped wood and carried water just a few minutes earlier on my way out to get the paper off the drive. (Well, I carried a watering can and sprinkled that pumpkin vine at the back of the yard, and I broke up a fallen branch lying on the lawn, so… yeah, close enough.)
While skimming through the newspaper this morning, I happened to glance at my horoscope, which read: “Focus on practicalities. Chop wood and carry water. Maintain positive cash flow. Minimize waste. Conserve resources and energy.”
“Hm-m-m,” I said, because as luck would have it, I had chopped wood and carried water just a few minutes earlier on my way out to get the paper off the drive. (Well, I carried a watering can and sprinkled that pumpkin vine at the back of the yard, and I broke up a fallen branch lying on the lawn, so… yeah, close enough.)
Jim and I have a long list of perspective restaurants to review, or so we thought. We have learned to always “Google” the restaurant before we show up to make sure they haven’t fallen victim to the COVID-19 fallout. To our dismay, we discovered that restaurant after restaurant was either permanently closed, or only open a very limited number of hours/days.
Our home theater has been the main portal since March 2020. Even with theaters open to now, most filmgoers have forgone multiplexes. Not that there has been much good fare enticing us out of the house. With HBO Max declaring Warner Bros’ entire slate for simultaneous streaming and on the big screen, why bother? Although some you are better off only seeing them at home; “Space Jam: A New Legacy” chief among them. None other than the Marvel Universe is a strong enough reason to get off the couch and buy a ticket, right?
In their article “Covid-19 Antibodies Remain Beneficial,” the Wall Street Journal explains that “Research indicates an enduring level of protection, but variants, like Delta, present risks.” The article’s authors, Brianna Abbott and Stephanie Armour, state that “Infection and inoculation both elicit an immune response against Covid-19 that lasts for months and possibly years, a growing body of research shows, but the power of vaccines against known variants make the shots critical to containing the virus.”
I’m finding myself in a position where I’m caring more for my aging parents, in addition to raising my family. The pandemic seemed to have expatiated the inevitable — my parents needing more help and support. I thought I had a few more years before they would need me so much, which would have given my kids more time to grow up, yet here we are.
Mexican Train Dominoes is the newest Sun City Charter Club. The object of the game is for a player to play all the tiles from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or trains, emanating from a central hub or station. The game’s most popular name comes from a special optional train that belongs to all players.
Mexican Train Dominoes is the newest Sun City Charter Club.
The object of the game is for a player to play all the tiles from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or trains, emanating from a central hub or station. The game’s most popular name comes from a special optional train that belongs to all players.
The investigation into Senate Bill 508 brought up the question of how much property tax money is Sun City paying into District 158. School Districts were major proponents of the new law since property taxes are the primary source of revenue for the schools and revenue shortfalls have a direct impact on the curriculum.
I was watching a Cubs game the other day, a slow-moving duel between two ace pitchers, and while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
With a stroke of the pen, governor JB Pritzker will change the property tax assessment landscape in the state of Illinois. A vocal opponent to Senate Bill 508, Andrea Raila, a long-time property tax appeals specialist, said in an interview, “If this bill is signed by the governor, it will be the worst property tax shift in decades.”
With a stroke of the pen, governor JB Pritzker will change the property tax assessment landscape in the state of Illinois.
A vocal opponent to Senate Bill 508, Andrea Raila, a long-time property tax appeals specialist, said in an interview, “If this bill is signed by the governor, it will be the worst property tax shift in decades.”
At the village’s June 24 board meeting, Charles Nordman, Huntley’s director of development services, gave a presentation to the village board regarding Huntley Development Limited Partnership (HDLP) in their request for the board to conceptually review a revised proposal for rezoning the properties at both the northwest corners of Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive and Freeman Road.
The COVID-19 concert cancellation cascade started in early March of 2020 and Sun City Concert Band was no exception. The band stopped rehearsals on March 11, 2020. The pandemic gave a new definition to the phrase, The day the music died. As the U.S. continues to reopen, live music concerts are among the events starting to come back.
At his recent visit to MCC, President Biden highlighted his ‘Build Back Better’ agenda. His arrvial in Crystal Lake drew both supporters and protestors, most of which Trump supporters. Biden is featured in the upper-left photo at MCC with MCC Student Trustee Edith Sanchez. Above is his security detail arrive by aircraft.
To paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche, art is dead and we have killed it. Ok, so I may be exaggerating a bit. However, the entertainment industry has always been a struggle between art and commerce. A lead weight, however, has been placed down on the commerce side of the scale recently. After being without a year of Marvel movies, a void had been created in the interim. So, when it was announced that Disney+ had new programs and “Black Widow” would be released in theaters, optimism set in. Here is the halfway point of the year and that feeling is running low.
Nancy and I are in our so called “Golden Years” of retirement. Our kids have grown up and left the nest years ago. It’s just the two of us now in our little home in Del Webb. Old habits die hard. Nancy uses the same recipes to feed the two of us that she used to feed four to six people. Everyone knows change is evil and recipes cannot and must not be altered. This is why she asked me to take a run with her to Sam’s Club to stock up on ginormous containers of just about everything.
The Sunflower Garden held its Annual Garden Walk on July 10. The walk-through free event was open to Sun City residents and the public. On Saturday, nine residents opened the pathways to walk through their carefully designed landscapes.
A Sun Day reader recently asked two very important questions for the newspaper’s health staff to answer. Here are the Sun City resident’s questions and my column’s researched answers from The Cleveland Clinic and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
