MY SUN DAY NEWS
Gerry and Jan Smith, Sun City Veteran residents of 20 years, orchestrated a Sun City trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. How long have they been facilitating trips for Sun City Residents? Jan said, “We’ve been doing this from the beginning. We moved here before the Lodge was built.”
Gerry and Jan Smith, Sun City Veteran residents of 20 years, orchestrated a Sun City trip to the Museum of Science and Industry.
How long have they been facilitating trips for Sun City Residents?
Jan said, “We’ve been doing this from the beginning. We moved here before the Lodge was built.”
The most common disorder of sleep difficulties is referred to as insomnia. It should be noted that the following famous individuals share this serious problem: Abraham Lincoln, Vincent van Gogh, Jennifer Aniston, and Amy Poehler, to name only a few. This malady may occur with difficulties of falling or staying asleep, waking too early, being unable to return to sleep, or having a poor quality of restorative sleep.
How do we remove the black mildew that is building up on the caulking in our shower? The shower has marble slabs on the three sides opposite the door that are caulked at the bottom and sides.
Photos from around Sun City.
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“Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.” Here in Del Webb, as we all get older, that seems to be getting easier and easier to do. We are no exception. We keep a binder with all of our articles, and every year, we take out last year’s reviews, spread them all over the floor in the family room of the Dining Duo’s palatial estate, and attempt to come up with ten of our best restaurants for 2019.
I have seen virtually every Clint Eastwood movie that he has acted in or directed. I watch them for several reasons, first they are always terrific films and I can rest assured that despite the rating there will be little or no profanity, nudity or useless sex scenes. Richard Jewell is an exception.
My family and I recently relocated to my husband’s hometown and are grateful to live within minutes of his grandparents. While it’s nice to be able to pop in with our little boys and visit them at the drop of a hat, seeing them slowly decline in health is bittersweet. Recently, we’ve noticed that they seem to have less and less energy and aren’t up for large crowds or long visits.
The holidays are right around the corner, meaning it’s that time of year for joy and festivities. For many, it also brings the daunting task of gift shopping – an activity that tends to hit the hardest for the nearly 39.7 million Americans that live in poverty and simply don’t have the means to provide presents to their children this holiday season. However, Sun City’s very own Woodchucks charter group has come up with a solution to combat this problem on the local level.
If you are long-time readers of the Sun Day, it might come as a surprise to none of you that I attended opening day of the world’s largest Starbucks. The four-story (five stories, if you count the rooftop patio) Starbucks Reserve Roastery was unveiled on November 15 of this year at the corner of Michigan and Eerie. To be fair, I didn’t plan on doing this.
If you are long-time readers of the Sun Day, it might come as a surprise to none of you that I attended opening day of the world’s largest Starbucks. The four-story (five stories, if you count the rooftop patio) Starbucks Reserve Roastery was unveiled on November 15 of this year at the corner of Michigan and Eerie.
To be fair, I didn’t plan on doing this.
Todd Kane gathered his flock on Saturday, November 23 and readied for the inaugural Sun City 5k Turkey Trot. Kane, along with Debi Calvin, started a walking group this spring.
Todd Kane gathered his flock on Saturday, November 23 and readied for the inaugural Sun City 5k Turkey Trot.
Kane, along with Debi Calvin, started a walking group this spring.
I slipped the leather jacket on and walked to the upright mirror, with a chorus of three female “Oo-o-ohs” echoing behind me. Always a good sign. It was a beautiful leather jacket, the kind I could never afford when they were in style decades ago. The leather was soft and supple (“like buttuh” some might say) and it fit me perfectly. It was the bomber style I love, with snap closures at the wrist, leather collar, and zip-up front. Slash pockets on the side, and two internal pockets with buttons to close them for security. Even a zip-out liner for extra warmth on cold, windy days.
I slipped the leather jacket on and walked to the upright mirror, with a chorus of three female “Oo-o-ohs” echoing behind me. Always a good sign.
It was a beautiful leather jacket, the kind I could never afford when they were in style decades ago. The leather was soft and supple (“like buttuh” some might say) and it fit me perfectly. It was the bomber style I love, with snap closures at the wrist, leather collar, and zip-up front. Slash pockets on the side, and two internal pockets with buttons to close them for security. Even a zip-out liner for extra warmth on cold, windy days.
The healthcare expansion movement began in Huntley with Sun City in 1999. It was followed by Heritage Woods assisted living that later expanded into memory care. It developed speed with the Deerpath of Huntley rehab place in Regency Square, and then Kinetic Physical Therapy near Village Green joined the parade. Then came the Huntley Springs hotel-like project for seniors that opened last month on Powers Road behind Culver’s. It hit a crescendo of development with Centegra Huntley Hospital, now called Northwestern Medicine, last year. Not to be outdone, the Alden independent and assisted living/memory care complex on Regency Parkway, also opened in 2017-18.
The healthcare expansion movement began in Huntley with Sun City in 1999. It was followed by Heritage Woods assisted living that later expanded into memory care.
It developed speed with the Deerpath of Huntley rehab place in Regency Square, and then Kinetic Physical Therapy near Village Green joined the parade. Then came the Huntley Springs hotel-like project for seniors that opened last month on Powers Road behind Culver’s. It hit a crescendo of development with Centegra Huntley Hospital, now called Northwestern Medicine, last year. Not to be outdone, the Alden independent and assisted living/memory care complex on Regency Parkway, also opened in 2017-18.
Sun City’s board of directors met for the last time in 2019 on December 4, and took care of a lot of business in a two-hour meeting in Drendel Ballroom, Prairie Lodge.
Dark Waters is a true story. In 1978 a lone farmer outside of Parkersburg W. Virginia, took the first step in a journey that literally turned into an odyssey lasting almost forty years. He had lost 190 of his cattle, and he blamed the drinking water in the creek running through his property.
T’was the day after Thanksgiving, the turkey’s picked clean, the relatives all left, and the house looks like a crime scene. The leftovers were wrapped, and put away with care, in hopes that we have, another dinner to share.
T’was the day after Thanksgiving, the turkey’s picked clean, the relatives all left, and the house looks like a crime scene.
The leftovers were wrapped, and put away with care, in hopes that we have, another dinner to share.
Health Central Guide’s article titled “Insomnia 101” discusses the importance of a good night’s sleep. The publication informs us that “Sleep is as important to our lives as the food we eat and the air we breathe.”
Thoughts of a gigantic blender may pop into your mind should you see or need medical treatment on the new linear accelerator at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital. The linear accelerator by Varian Medical Systems costs just under $3 million. It’s ensconced in a vault of the newly expanded $9.5 million cancer center.
A little girl opens her hand and her mom places a few coins on her palm. Her fingers curl up on top of the coins. The Mom and her daughter step forward. A smile from the volunteer bell ringer encourages them. Mom lifts her daughter just a few inches. The little girl’s eyes are now even with the top of the red kettle. From there, the girl puts her hand over the opening of the kettle and the coins slide in.
My wife recently inherited a large mirror that she wants me to mount on the wall. I’m not sure if a molly bolt would be strong enough.
My elderly parents are relatively healthy. They live on their own and can navigate their lives with little help. While I’m grateful that my parents are doing so well at their age, I still get concerned about their health. My daughter is expecting her first baby later this month. My daughter has expressed concern over my parents, her grandparents, meeting their first great-grandchild because she’s a first-time mom and worried about protecting the health of her newborn.
October marked the month Sun City celebrated 20 years of continuing to provide a unique lifestyle to many, but November 10 presented some residents with yet another opportunity to celebrate a different type of milestone. When Sun City broke ground back in 1999, people like Nancy Visconti, eagerly jumped at the chance to be one of the first to close on a house in the newly established resort-style community. Although much has changed throughout the years, the memories created amongst the pioneers of Sun City remained.
October marked the month Sun City celebrated 20 years of continuing to provide a unique lifestyle to many, but November 10 presented some residents with yet another opportunity to celebrate a different type of milestone.
When Sun City broke ground back in 1999, people like Nancy Visconti, eagerly jumped at the chance to be one of the first to close on a house in the newly established resort-style community. Although much has changed throughout the years, the memories created amongst the pioneers of Sun City remained.
When I was a kid, somewhere in my teens, at least, my dad got me an off-white knit sweater with a print of the American flag knitted into the chest. He immediately saw my disappointment upon opening it but rather than supporting the disappointment with his own, he told me I’d like it when I got older. Almost thirty years later, while I still have the sweater, I still don’t like it (sorry Dad!).
When I was a kid, somewhere in my teens, at least, my dad got me an off-white knit sweater with a print of the American flag knitted into the chest. He immediately saw my disappointment upon opening it but rather than supporting the disappointment with his own, he told me I’d like it when I got older.
Almost thirty years later, while I still have the sweater, I still don’t like it (sorry Dad!).
In 1951 the most wanted Christmas gift was a View-Master. But for most boys, the ultimate gift was a Lionel Train Set. Mike Ptak was lucky to receive that gift when he was just a one-year-old. He still hasn’t found a better toy.
In 1951 the most wanted Christmas gift was a View-Master. But for most boys, the ultimate gift was a Lionel Train Set.
Mike Ptak was lucky to receive that gift when he was just a one-year-old. He still hasn’t found a better toy.
Sun City accounts for the most represented area in the 2019 Village of Huntley resident survey. The Village of Huntley resident survey has been conducted annually since 2010 to obtain a better understanding of residential opinions. The 15-question survey ranged from simple subjects including quality of life within the village to the feeling of public safety.
For 20 minutes, Kristi Cordle talked to her son, Pierce, on his cell phone in the middle of his shift. Kristi could tell he was upset and confused about something, but she couldn’t tell exactly what was wrong. She didn’t know then that he tried to “walk it off” in the hallways of the hospital where he worked. He couldn’t walk it off and so he told staff he was going outside to his car.
This is the final communication to Sun City residents about the 2020 operational and reserve maintenance budgets.
It was a tooth-popping weekend when the grandkids came to visit, and one more chance to learn how far out of the loop I have fallen. “Do you want to pull it?” I asked Olivia as she sat at the dinner table, wiggling that little bicuspid in her lower jaw. She had three teeth in her head that were ready to jump ship, but this one was likely to be the first to weigh anchor.
It was a tooth-popping weekend when the grandkids came to visit, and one more chance to learn how far out of the loop I have fallen.
“Do you want to pull it?” I asked Olivia as she sat at the dinner table, wiggling that little bicuspid in her lower jaw. She had three teeth in her head that were ready to jump ship, but this one was likely to be the first to weigh anchor.
In September 2019, Eileen and I (N17) traveled from one of the lowest points in Colorado, Royal Gorge, to one of the highest, Pikes Peak. Earlier in the year, my wife stated, “I have a conference in Colorado and you should come with me.” Since I really enjoy the mountains, I immediately said, “Yes!” and so began our planning for the trip.
I have a badly stained bathroom sink drain; it’s stained rusty. I have tried OxyClean, CLR, bleach, and BonAmi to get rid of the stain. Nothing even makes a dent! It is only in the master bathroom of our Drury model.
