MY SUN DAY NEWS
On Wednesday, February 19, the Huntley Area Public Library Board of Trustees held its official groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion and renovation project, for which a $12.9 million bond was approved by voters on April 2, 2019.
I’m an elderly senior who lives alone. I have two daughters who live nearby and pop in as often as they can. However, I recognize that they have their own lives and I don’t want to be a burden to them. I have a few prescriptions that I take, as well as a few vitamins and supplements that my friends have recommended. I’m struggling with managing my medications.
Letters for the week of February 27.
Just a few weeks ago, scientists were hopeful that the new coronavirus would stay within the boundaries of China. Now they know that, at best, its spread can only be minimized. Governments around the world are guardedly planning for the worst scenarios.
I’m not much for daily or “hard” news. It tends to lean towards the negative. Take this edition for instance. There’s a story about the Coronavirus, human trafficking, falls, and a sad story about a family separated by immigration policies. It’s a serious edition. And I agree with its newsworthiness. But while the bad should not be ignored or pushed aside, I believe in spreading positive messages whenever we, as journalists and people alike, can, which is why throughout my career in newspapers, I’ve predominantly been a features reporter and photographer, choosing to focus more on people’s accomplishments than their mistakes or setbacks or less-than-stellar activities.
Lazaro Reynoso, 41, is known in his community in Elgin as being generous and hardworking. The owner of a recycling business, he was frequently known to invite people who were down on their luck to have breakfast with him at a McDonald’s. For the past six months, however, there have been no shared breakfasts at McDonald’s.
Lazaro Reynoso, 41, is known in his community in Elgin as being generous and hardworking. The owner of a recycling business, he was frequently known to invite people who were down on their luck to have breakfast with him at a McDonald’s.
For the past six months, however, there have been no shared breakfasts at McDonald’s.
As January eases into February and the days inch longer into night, I sit with a drink in my hand and remember winters (and loved ones) past, and last night a winter memory of Dad brought a smile to my face.
Todd Kane, a Sun City resident, had an observation. “Our house backs up to Del Webb Blvd and a day doesn’t go by where I don’t see two or more ambulances and fire trucks go by. Kathy O’Toole, Sun City Fitness Manager, explained that Sun City generates well over 1,000 ambulance calls a year and that a vast majority of them are the result of falls in the house. The EMT told me that, by his observation, that those numbers are directionally correct, maybe even higher. Kathy thinks that anything the fitness department can do to improve strength and balance in our community’s residents would help to reduce those numbers.”
Todd Kane, a Sun City resident, had an observation.
“Our house backs up to Del Webb Blvd and a day doesn’t go by where I don’t see two or more ambulances and fire trucks go by. Kathy O’Toole, Sun City Fitness Manager, explained that Sun City generates well over 1,000 ambulance calls a year and that a vast majority of them are the result of falls in the house. The EMT told me that, by his observation, that those numbers are directionally correct, maybe even higher. Kathy thinks that anything the fitness department can do to improve strength and balance in our community’s residents would help to reduce those numbers.”
Did you know that seniors run a higher chance of getting health problems in the long drawn out weather conditions of the winter months? These issues might include hypothermia, frostbite, health issues while shoveling snow, falls on ice, auto accidents, and fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. Be prepared to avoid these problems by taking precautions ahead of time.
In this age of “instant” communication, one never knows when or where a new relationship will develop. Some will remain like “pen pals,” (remember those?) but others can grow and form relationships that become very special. This travel story was a result of such a relationship.
You think you know how simple it is to make a choice. You pick the chocolate chip cookie over the oatmeal cookie or you choose to watch one television show over another. Life is full of choices and it seems so simple. However, what appears as “choice” may actually be a form of force or coercion and now you know this article is not about your favorite cookie or TV show.
I have heard I should drain my water heater to extend its life. How often should I drain my water heater?
Calling all Del Webb residents with a passion for reading and children! Several of the Huntley District 158 Schools will be hosting Battle of the Books during March and May, and many community volunteers are needed.
I have always been a sucker for a good love story, no matter the kind. First, last, found, unrequited; it is like candy to a five year old for me. But it so hard to get love right in film.
Nancy is scheduled to go “under the saw” and have her knee replaced, and as a result, things are very busy around the Dining Duo household. I am stocking up on leftovers and trying to bulk up to survive her recuperation period. After all, it’s all about me…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, I find myself more and more down and gloomy. I knew this holiday would be difficult since losing my spouse, but I hadn’t realized just how challenging it will be for me to get through this day. Do you have any suggestions for how I can face this day without the love of my life?
The Village of Huntley is so busy with economic development these days that it is being sued and pursued by corporate America at the same time. Nearly 20 business and industrial building projects are proposed, underway, or about ready to open as the year 2020 dawns. The “Friendly Village with Country Charm” is welcoming and expanding throughout the community. The village and landowners at the former Huntley Outlet Mall property are battling in a Woodstock court on the question of industry or retail at the site.
The Village of Huntley is so busy with economic development these days that it is being sued and pursued by corporate America at the same time.
Nearly 20 business and industrial building projects are proposed, underway, or about ready to open as the year 2020 dawns. The “Friendly Village with Country Charm” is welcoming and expanding throughout the community. The village and landowners at the former Huntley Outlet Mall property are battling in a Woodstock court on the question of industry or retail at the site.
No, you didn’t miss Parts I and II. Read on.
I am glad we no longer have debtor’s prisons as England did during Charles Dickens’s day, because my friend Carol might be sent to the slammer because of that huge debt she owes to her insurance company. Her finances are tidy and orderly — or at least she thought they were. She bundles her mortgage, property tax and home insurance into an escrow account, and when they all come due, the bank writes a check. Done and done.
I am glad we no longer have debtor’s prisons as England did during Charles Dickens’s day, because my friend Carol might be sent to the slammer because of that huge debt she owes to her insurance company.
Her finances are tidy and orderly — or at least she thought they were. She bundles her mortgage, property tax and home insurance into an escrow account, and when they all come due, the bank writes a check. Done and done.
Becoming an optimist in 2020 will have many valuable health results for your body and mind.
And the games begin … the Oscar nominations are out. Who is gonna take home those coveted gilded statues? To be honest, I haven’t seen all of the selections the Academy deemed worthy of praise. So maybe I am not the best to judge them. Already we have seen Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger bandied about for the top acting awards. This is all fine and good, but does one good performance make for a best picture?
My dad, age 83, is currently in the hospital due to pneumonia. His doctor wants to keep him for a few more days to monitor his oxygen levels. In the meantime, I’m a daughter feeling helpless. My mom, 79, insists they don’t need any special treatment, even though I can see her age starting to slow her down. Do you have any suggestions for how I can help, without it coming across as help, so that my dad can recover fully from pneumonia and my mom not wind up in the hospital from overexerting herself?
The Dining Duo has lived here in the beautiful confines of Del Webb for 10 years now. We have seen restaurants come and go, which makes our job so much easier. The location for the restaurant we are reviewing today was once Mimi’s Cafe, then Lume’s Pancake House, and now it houses El Niagrara Mexican Restaurant in Algonquin. The holidays are over, the leftovers are gone, the resolutions broken, and it’s the dead of winter. There is no better time for a Mexican fiesta than now. We jumped into the Dining Duo mini-mobile and off we went.
The Dining Duo has lived here in the beautiful confines of Del Webb for 10 years now. We have seen restaurants come and go, which makes our job so much easier. The location for the restaurant we are reviewing today was once Mimi’s Cafe, then Lume’s Pancake House, and now it houses El Niagrara Mexican Restaurant in Algonquin.
The holidays are over, the leftovers are gone, the resolutions broken, and it’s the dead of winter. There is no better time for a Mexican fiesta than now. We jumped into the Dining Duo mini-mobile and off we went.
The campaign battle for the seat in the 14th Illinois Congressional District could become one of the most expensive in the U.S. based on the importance of the seat in the balance of power for the U.S. House of Representatives. In the latest election, Lauren Underwood, a Naperville Democrat wrestled away the seat from longtime Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren setting the stage for an all-out Republican attempt to win back the seat in 2020. This district takes in parts of Kane, McHenry, Lake, Will, DeKalb, DuPage, and Kendall Counties.
One of my readers who has Merillat cabinets was able to diagnose a manufacturing problem that caused his cabinet doors to not close properly. He was able to recreate a defective hinge detent by punching it with a pin punch and get his cabinet doors to close.
Letters for the week of January 30
The sound of excited barks and meows echoed all throughout the innovative Young at Heart pet adoption center in Woodstock as Sun City resident and long-time volunteer, Allen Podraza, demonstrated the home like environment created to limit stress for the senior cats and dogs residing at the center.
As usual, one of my goals for 2019 was to read 24 books. I would be lying if I said I came anywhere close to that goal. Some years, you just have to face the facts and admit defeat. (2020 will totally be my year, right?) Below is a little review of the books I did read over the course of 2019.
The greatest gift of any holiday may be to remind us how far we have traveled down the road since the last time that holiday rolled around — or even over the past half-century or so of holidays. Last Christmas was the first Christmas I spent without my wife in almost a half-century. She had passed away from a Valentine’s Day stroke in 2018, and I spent last Christmas day in Florida, paddling alone in my kayak, feeling the tides change. But this Christmas, almost two years after Gail’s passing, I had other thoughts on my mind.
The greatest gift of any holiday may be to remind us how far we have traveled down the road since the last time that holiday rolled around — or even over the past half-century or so of holidays.
Last Christmas was the first Christmas I spent without my wife in almost a half-century. She had passed away from a Valentine’s Day stroke in 2018, and I spent last Christmas day in Florida, paddling alone in my kayak, feeling the tides change.
But this Christmas, almost two years after Gail’s passing, I had other thoughts on my mind.
SUN CITY – Dennis O’Leary thinks that thirty people attending Sun City board of directors meetings is a very good sign.
