MY SUN DAY NEWS
Business activity, new and old, continues to hum along with authority in Huntley. Gathering data on new and existing businesses reveals more than a dozen changing locations in business parks, industrial sites, and commercial districts.
Business activity, new and old, continues to hum along with authority in Huntley.
Gathering data on new and existing businesses reveals more than a dozen changing locations in business parks, industrial sites, and commercial districts.
My mom and I enjoyed watching my daughter participate in cross country meets throughout her middle school and high school years. After the start of the race was announced we would yell ‘Go Sarah’ repeatedly until she was out of site. We would then anxiously pace around, silently willing her on as she battled heat, other runners, uneven running surfaces and hills. After about 20 minutes, we would see her approaching the finish line.
Several Woodchucks have reported hearing a humming noise in their house that was hard to pin point. Some thought it was electrical while others thought it was in the plumbing. With some careful questioning and a little experimenting, we were able to identify the problem. The hum went away in each case when a faucet was turned on in the house. The problem was a faulty flapper valve in the toilet tank. Don’t panic, if you can make toast you can repair this problem in fifteen minutes with no tools.
The review of Ad Asta starts a little further down. First and foremost I need to tell you about the greatest piece of entertainment I have ever seen, hands down, or thumbs up whichever you prefer. I am talking about the PBS TV production of Country Music, an eight part series produced by Ken Burns. I’m not necessarily a country music fan, but this historical look at the beginning and evolution of that genre, absolutely mesmerized me.
Promise Gardens have bloomed all over Chicagoland in vibrant colors of orange, blue, yellow, and purple. However, this is not the type of garden growing in your backyard. The flowers are the symbols of The Walk to End Alzheimer’s. On the morning of October 6, hundreds of people in the northwest suburbs will gather at Lippold Park on Route 176 in Crystal Lake. They’ll walk two miles at 10 a.m. after a very emotional ceremony. What you’ll see should you either participate or watch for the incredible spectacle is a sea of purple. Most if not all of the participants will wear purple T-shirts with this message, “Together We Can End Alzheimer’s.” Some will hold their Promise Garden flowers; others will plant their flowers in the Promise Garden.
Promise Gardens have bloomed all over Chicagoland in vibrant colors of orange, blue, yellow, and purple. However, this is not the type of garden growing in your backyard. The flowers are the symbols of The Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
On the morning of October 6, hundreds of people in the northwest suburbs will gather at Lippold Park on Route 176 in Crystal Lake. They’ll walk two miles at 10 a.m. after a very emotional ceremony. What you’ll see should you either participate or watch for the incredible spectacle is a sea of purple. Most if not all of the participants will wear purple T-shirts with this message, “Together We Can End Alzheimer’s.” Some will hold their Promise Garden flowers; others will plant their flowers in the Promise Garden.
Nancy and I were sitting in our screened in porch the other day smoking cigars – yes, Nancy smokes them too. We looked around and noticed the season is now changing to fall. The leaves are turning brown, just like Nancy’s roots, and there was a chill in the air, much like the look I just got from Nancy. Being the Dining Duo, our thoughts immediately turned to Octoberfest and German food. After one last puff on our cigars, and with our stomach’s growling, we headed off to Checkers II in Union.
The 2020 U.S. Census will not contain a question on citizenship, but is this enough to engage the Latino population? This is just one of the questions that face the McHenry County Complete Count Committee in striving for a complete count.
Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager was every bit a coach at the McHenry County Administration Building where he urged his “team” to be the best county in the nation for the percentage of residents filling out the 2020 U.S. Census. Sager spoke to a group of local government leaders, business leaders, not-for-profit agencies and residents.
Letters for the week of October 3.
My teenaged son was over at my parents’ house visiting when he called me in a panic. My mom had mistaken the glass that contained her Efferdent denture cleaning for her glass of Alka-Seltzer and drank it. Both were tablets that fizzed, and she had put them side by side on the kitchen counter. My son didn’t know what to do, so I quickly called poison control.
Nick Koplos was asked to help pick tomatoes, at the age of 5, on his family’s Des Plaines vegetable farm. Now 83 years later, Nick (with a work ethic established early in life) yearly tends to his own double farm plot here in our community.
You’ve seen him with his classic rock band, OLD’S COOL, but you’ve never seen him like this. Friday night, Oct 4, TR Kerth will play a solo acoustic show on guitar and harmonica at Lucky Bernie’s in Huntley, from 7-9 p.m. The performance will feature songs that span many styles and generations, including folk, pop, rock, blues, country, Irish, reggae–and even a few quirky originals spawned from the mind of TR Kerth.
You’ve seen him with his classic rock band, OLD’S COOL, but you’ve never seen him like this.
Friday night, Oct 4, TR Kerth will play a solo acoustic show on guitar and harmonica at Lucky Bernie’s in Huntley, from 7-9 p.m. The performance will feature songs that span many styles and generations, including folk, pop, rock, blues, country, Irish, reggae–and even a few quirky originals spawned from the mind of TR Kerth.
Dick and Cathie Livengood started teaching for Huntley Community School District 158 in 2005, beginning their fourteenth year of classes this autumn. It’s an impressive feat made more impressive considering they’ve been retired the entire time. The Sun City couple serves as substitute teachers, and with the district’s close proximity to their home, they find it easy to teach classes they love.
Dick and Cathie Livengood started teaching for Huntley Community School District 158 in 2005, beginning their fourteenth year of classes this autumn. It’s an impressive feat made more impressive considering they’ve been retired the entire time.
The Sun City couple serves as substitute teachers, and with the district’s close proximity to their home, they find it easy to teach classes they love.
Unfortunately, at some point or another, everyone gets duped or at least encounters instances that are truly bizarre. Years ago in college, a friend moved to St. Louis with her family, but she frequently came back to visit. On one such visit, another fiend and I went to pick her up from Union Station where she was taking the train in, but before we got into the building, a quick-change artist approached my friend and scammed him out of ten dollars by asking him to break a ten and quickly shuffling around bills until he was out the ten bucks.
Unfortunately, at some point or another, everyone gets duped or at least encounters instances that are truly bizarre.
Years ago in college, a friend moved to St. Louis with her family, but she frequently came back to visit. On one such visit, another fiend and I went to pick her up from Union Station where she was taking the train in, but before we got into the building, a quick-change artist approached my friend and scammed him out of ten dollars by asking him to break a ten and quickly shuffling around bills until he was out the ten bucks.
Anybody remember Jennifer Lupo, former finance manager on the Sun City staff? Many Sun Citians might have thought recently, that the Sun Day forgot her nearly four-year-old criminal court case in Kane County. That didn’t happen. This legal process has given the word, “finally” new meaning.
Anybody remember Jennifer Lupo, former finance manager on the Sun City staff?
Many Sun Citians might have thought recently, that the Sun Day forgot her nearly four-year-old criminal court case in Kane County. That didn’t happen. This legal process has given the word, “finally” new meaning.
Philanthropy lives in the hearts of people with generosity in their bloodstream. You’ll find philanthropic people with heart-warming examples of generosity across the country and in every community of McHenry County. Community foundations have philanthropy as their vision, connecting people who care with causes that matter.
Some folks at Sun City might say the situation with the association’s board of directors these days is ideal. The management of this beautiful, peaceful resort goes on quietly and efficiently while the residents enjoy their retirement, charter clubs, special interest groups, family visits, and some opt for their rocking chairs. The issues ought to be managed well in an active adult community, right?
Some folks at Sun City might say the situation with the association’s board of directors these days is ideal.
The management of this beautiful, peaceful resort goes on quietly and efficiently while the residents enjoy their retirement, charter clubs, special interest groups, family visits, and some opt for their rocking chairs. The issues ought to be managed well in an active adult community, right?
According to Bill Turner’s recent article (Summer 2019), “Food For Thought” in “At The Lake,” a Geneva Lakes Area Magazine, the Keto Diet (a modern day version of the Atkins Diet) depends on our daily food intake going away from their high use of carbohydrates and instead going towards high-quality fats and proteins usage.
A little care and a lot of patience, two traits that Albert Pollastrini credits to helping his common garden flowers grow to an astonishing six feet. “I planted them around Mother’s Day. I bought them from Menard’s and they came with a bit of fertilizer. By the Fourth of July, they started to really bloom. They moved pretty rapidly. Now they reach to just above the windowpane. I almost need a step latter to cut flowers for the house,” Pollastrini said.
A little care and a lot of patience, two traits that Albert Pollastrini credits to helping his common garden flowers grow to an astonishing six feet.
“I planted them around Mother’s Day. I bought them from Menard’s and they came with a bit of fertilizer. By the Fourth of July, they started to really bloom. They moved pretty rapidly. Now they reach to just above the windowpane. I almost need a step latter to cut flowers for the house,” Pollastrini said.
Robert Moravec, Sun City Resident is known for many accomplishments. He is #3 on the Sun City 16-inch softball team, Agents. He is an avid Chicago Bears, White Sox, and Blackhawk fan. He collects sports memorabilia. He is Neighborhood 3 Block Captain for the Neighborhood Watch program. He is a twenty-year member of the Crystal Lake Lions Club where he has served as a president and currently the used eyeglasses chairman.
Letters for the week of September 19.
Jim is having his midlife crisis at age 70, oh lucky me, that means he’ll probably live to be 140!!! Time to go out looking for a small fun car to boost his ego during his crisis. He always wanted a Smart Car after seeing them in Europe, and it would be a perfect fit in our garage since we want to get a golf cart also. Our first goal was to see if Jim, being 6’4″ tall, could fold himself into this miniscule vehicle. To our dismay, we learned that they are no longer sold in the United States.
If you are a Downton Abbey fan this movie is a must see. When it ended the audience (almost a full house) applauded and cheered. On the way out the “buzz” exceeded that of any movie I can recall. And rightly so; the total production was amazing from beginning to end.
I took a time-machine trip with a friend a couple weeks ago. Well, to be honest, the machine was actually a 2012 Subaru Outback. But it had no trouble carrying us back into the past.
I took a time-machine trip with a friend a couple weeks ago.
Well, to be honest, the machine was actually a 2012 Subaru Outback. But it had no trouble carrying us back into the past.
Happy National Indoor Plant Week! Yes, it really is a thing. Kind of a made up holiday like the recent Grandparents Day or the upcoming Sweetest Day. That being said the benefits of having indoor plants are most definitely not made up. They are very, very real.
Last week I opened the “inside” garage door to our house and heard a loud pop. It sounded like a balloon burst. Now the door doesn’t close by itself. There are 2 large cylinder type hinges on this door. Are these spring-loaded? Did one or both of them snap? How do I go about getting the door fixed?
Neighborhood 28 has been conducting food drives since 2006 for the Grafton Food Pantry. And, the great support by our neighborhood continued on a recent bright sunny day!
My dad is approaching his 80th birthday. While he is in somewhat good health for his age, my mom worries about his health. He hasn’t had a physical exam for a few years now. He claims he feels great, aside from a few aches and pains that come with age. When he has a cold, he refuses to see a doctor, saying he’ll just take it easy.
During World War II in the 1940s, hemp was tough and provided American troops with stout rope and parachute cords. Domestic production of it was considered “patriotic.” Today, hemp is in many products and markets that serve the economy. Bottom line: Hemp-growing has come to Huntley and Kane County. But this story isn’t only about reviving a product, it‘s about a man with a strong connection to the history and building of Sun City. It’s about Tom Manning, and his roles in the community’s history. Tom was a Huntley-area concrete contractor and farmer when Del Webb Corp. came to Huntley and started building Sun City in the mid to late 1990s. Seeing an opportunity, Tom hooked his concrete company to Del Webb’s project to build the first Sun City outside America’s sun belt.
During World War II in the 1940s, hemp was tough and provided American troops with stout rope and parachute cords. Domestic production of it was considered “patriotic.”
Today, hemp is in many products and markets that serve the economy. Bottom line: Hemp-growing has come to Huntley and Kane County.
But this story isn’t only about reviving a product, it‘s about a man with a strong connection to the history and building of Sun City. It’s about Tom Manning, and his roles in the community’s history. Tom was a Huntley-area concrete contractor and farmer when Del Webb Corp. came to Huntley and started building Sun City in the mid to late 1990s. Seeing an opportunity, Tom hooked his concrete company to Del Webb’s project to build the first Sun City outside America’s sun belt.
Last winter, when it was too cold to do anything outside of the house, and when I had a free trial of YouTube TV, my friend Kera and I decided it would be fun to distract ourselves from the negative temperatures outside and watch ABC’s “The Bachelor.”
