MY SUN DAY NEWS
My son, Christopher, was hospitalized recently. While any hospitalization is concerning, when it is a child and involves a two-hour ambulance ride in the middle of the night, it can be particularly frightening. On the second day of the hospitalization, between sitting by his bedside, running to Starbucks for some caffeine, and texting worried family members, a message popped up on my phone: âEverything is OK.â
When we were reviewing Niko’s Tavern & Neighborhood Grill in Campton Hills, we drove by a little place called Mel’s Diner. Could this be the place where the 1970’s sitcom “Alice” was filmed? Will Mel and Alice be inside? Would Flo be there yelling “kiss my grits”? Inquiring minds want to know.
There are several areas of a refrigerator that need to be maintained to keep it operating properly.
Are there specific tests for Alzheimerâs disease?
Letters for the week of September 20.
Sun City resident Anne Fortin knows how to beat the odds. âI worked for Hollywood Casino for 5 years. I was hired in June 1993 and received 8 weeks of training and received certification from the State of Illinois. I was trained on blackjack, Caribbean stud poker, and the roulette table. Blackjack is the most popular table game. When you sit down at a blackjack table and face off against a dealer, you are playing the best odds in the house.â
Sun City resident Anne Fortin knows how to beat the odds.
âI worked for Hollywood Casino for 5 years. I was hired in June 1993 and received 8 weeks of training and received certification from the State of Illinois. I was trained on blackjack, Caribbean stud poker, and the roulette table. Blackjack is the most popular table game. When you sit down at a blackjack table and face off against a dealer, you are playing the best odds in the house.â
A few days ago, I felt moved to do something that I forgot real people do: write a review on Yelp. Sometimes, without realizing it, I imagine that Yelp reviews of restaurants or YouTube tutorials on how to knit a hat just appear on the internet out of the blue. But people write them and film them and share them with the world everyday. Now Iâm one of those people.
A few days ago, I felt moved to do something that I forgot real people do: write a review on Yelp.
Sometimes, without realizing it, I imagine that Yelp reviews of restaurants or YouTube tutorials on how to knit a hat just appear on the internet out of the blue. But people write them and film them and share them with the world everyday. Now Iâm one of those people.
When your choir director retires, a typical scenario might be â what do we do now? Do you know anyone who might help in a search, or, who might be a candidate for a replacement? You had a unique and special relationship with your recent director, how do you find someone else who is equally desirable? In Sun Cityâs Prairie Singers choir, however, none of the above was necessary.
When your choir director retires, a typical scenario might be â what do we do now?
Do you know anyone who might help in a search, or, who might be a candidate for a replacement? You had a unique and special relationship with your recent director, how do you find someone else who is equally desirable?
In Sun Cityâs Prairie Singers choir, however, none of the above was necessary.
I have oft informed my Sun City readers of the outstanding rewards of a fitness walk. As we approach the fall season of the year and its more modified, cooler temperatures, itâs time to reconsider this easy-to-do and âjust about anywhereâ sport.
When I was eight years old, Mom shocked me by snapping a photo of me with her little Kodak camera â while I was sitting naked in the bathtub. Keep in mind that this was in the mid-1950s, when snapping a photo was a big deal that required loading film into a camera, screwing on a single-use flashbulb, driving to a photo shop to have the film developed, and going back a week later to pick up the prints. It was faster to make a Thanksgiving turkey than a photo. I donât think more than a dozen snapshots of me were taken before I entered high school.
When I was eight years old, Mom shocked me by snapping a photo of me with her little Kodak camera â while I was sitting naked in the bathtub.
Keep in mind that this was in the mid-1950s, when snapping a photo was a big deal that required loading film into a camera, screwing on a single-use flashbulb, driving to a photo shop to have the film developed, and going back a week later to pick up the prints. It was faster to make a Thanksgiving turkey than a photo. I donât think more than a dozen snapshots of me were taken before I entered high school.
The Oxford Dictionary defines Despot as âA ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.â Adolph Hitler was such a person, and he spawned a number of others, including Adolph Eichmann, the mastermind of the holocaust, which was referred to by the Naziâs, as âthe final solution.â The horrors they unleashed on the world, the extermination of 6 million Jews, and after joining forces with the Japanese, sixty million war victims worldwide, will never be fully reconciled, until the end of time.
Several of our loyal readers recommended a new restaurant in the neighborhood. Since we both love Polish food, we put it at the top of our list. One evening we jumped into the Mini-Mobile and headed out in search of kapusta pierogis. When we pulled into the parking lot, we spotted a sign over a storefront that said Polish Restaurant. We said to each other, “this must be the place.” We are referring to the Blue Cow Polish Restaurant in Lake in the Hills.
Water keeps dripping down the copper tube on the side of our water heater onto the floor. Is this a problem, or is it normal?
I have been invited to a weekend getaway with a few friends. I would love to join them, but I feel guilty leaving my husband alone. I am his caregiver and canât imagine someone taking my place, and I donât think he would either. What do other people do when they want to be gone for any amount of time, and how do they deal with the guilt?
The Hoofers are getting ready for their annual show. The show is Wednesday, September 12, at 7 p.m. in Drendel Ballroom at Prairie Lodge in Sun City. Ticket sales will be in the Fitness Studio at Prairie Lodge: Thursday, September 6, from 3-6 p.m. and Monday, September 10, from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each.
Our family tends to use the same contractor for multiple generations. Although we do a lot ourselves (my husband stayed up until 12:30 installing a water softener last night), when we do ask someone to do something at our home, it tends to be a group mentality. The same person who washed the windows in my grandparentâs home washes windows for my mom and me. The same is true for the carpet cleaner.
The evening breeze gently stirs the forest of hemlock, pushing smoke from the alder wood fires toward our group. The aroma of freshly caught, grilling salmon spiced with a brown sugar glaze waifs in the air. The sky is bright and it will be for several more hours even though itâs already after 9 p.m. Yes, weâre in the land of the midnight sun, Alaska, and enjoying every minute of it. And, with 20 plus hours of daylight, you can see a lot during a single day.
Now anyone in Illinois can vote from the comfort of their home. No need to stand in lines.
Leadership transitions are often controversial, difficult, involve power struggles, or come at the end of a bitter political contest. In corporate America, they frequently are dominated by strong personalities and the financial bottom line. In todayâs government, one party loses and another wins amid a tumult of criticism and finger-pointing. In professional sports, if you donât win, you quickly become expendable. But in Huntley and Sun City, we just had a transition that was quiet, mutually respectful, peaceful, and totally seamless.
Leadership transitions are often controversial, difficult, involve power struggles, or come at the end of a bitter political contest.
In corporate America, they frequently are dominated by strong personalities and the financial bottom line. In todayâs government, one party loses and another wins amid a tumult of criticism and finger-pointing. In professional sports, if you donât win, you quickly become expendable.
But in Huntley and Sun City, we just had a transition that was quiet, mutually respectful, peaceful, and totally seamless.
This editionâs cover story is about Allen Pollack retiring from his position as Executive Director of Huntley Community Radio and Dave Eggers assuming the role. Although the story does an excellent job covering this transition and highlighting both players (Pollack and Eggers), I wanted to personally congratulate Allen Pollack for a job well done … to say the least.
âThank you for your service, Erin,â I said recently to a young lady I know who was about to be re-deployed again soon. But Erin isnât in the military, as you might have surmised from my expression of gratitude for her service. No, Erin is a teacher, and her âre-deploymentâ would begin as soon as the new school year opened in mid-August.
âThank you for your service, Erin,â I said recently to a young lady I know who was about to be re-deployed again soon.
But Erin isnât in the military, as you might have surmised from my expression of gratitude for her service. No, Erin is a teacher, and her âre-deploymentâ would begin as soon as the new school year opened in mid-August.
The Huntley Park District is bringing more theatre productions to Huntley. Rikki Lee Travolta, who founded the âIts Showtime Theatre of Huntleyâ is working in cooperation with the Huntley Park District and has put together a production using the talent of the community. Deborah Swinford, one of the catalysts to utilize the Cosman Theatre to bring more quality productions to Huntley, said, âI am helping with the fund-raising, creative concept and theatre group itself.â
The Huntley Park District is bringing more theatre productions to Huntley. Rikki Lee Travolta, who founded the âIts Showtime Theatre of Huntleyâ is working in cooperation with the Huntley Park District and has put together a production using the talent of the community.
Deborah Swinford, one of the catalysts to utilize the Cosman Theatre to bring more quality productions to Huntley, said, âI am helping with the fund-raising, creative concept and theatre group itself.â
âSun City brought us together. Cub Fans and Sox Fans â it didnât matter. Itâs about friendship,â said Roy Diez, explaining how Retro Rovers became what they are today. Retro Rovers is a small group of Sun City Residents who have taken over 40 trips in an RV. âWe make about 3 to four trips a year,â Diez said.
âSun City brought us together. Cub Fans and Sox Fans â it didnât matter. Itâs about friendship,â said Roy Diez, explaining how Retro Rovers became what they are today.
Retro Rovers is a small group of Sun City Residents who have taken over 40 trips in an RV.
âWe make about 3 to four trips a year,â Diez said.
There is an opioid crisis in this country when prescription opioid deaths have more than quadrupled since 1999. According to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, â1 in 4 people who receive prescriptions for non-cancer pain in primary care settings struggle with addiction.â What began this epidemic? In the 1990s, drug companies were lobbying government agencies and physician groups to consider as a vital sign of a patientâs health assessment âpain levelsâ as low as â4 out of 10â to require necessary medication.Â
I know how important it is to stay hydrated. My spouse, however doesnât like water and therefore doesnât drink much. I worry about this. How can I encourage him to stay hydrated?
You have two or more sillcocks on your house even if you donât know the name sillcock. They are the outside faucets where you connect garden hoses and they often leak. If a sillcock leaks when the water is on, you are in luck as the fix is relatively easy. This leak is caused by a loose packing nut.
The Stingrays Swim Club participated in their annual Six County Senior Swim Meet on Thursday, July 19, at Addison Park Districtâs indoor swim pool. Through the years, our powerhouse Sun City team, led by Coach Len Lencioni, has consistently earned a record number of medals.
Nancy has been having a craving for different types of ethnic foods lately. I hope she’s not pregnant! This time it is a craving for German cuisine. She was reminiscing about how her and her mother would go shopping at the Harlem Irving Plaza (HIP) and out to lunch. She remembered passing by a cute German restaurant on Irving Park Road in Norridge called Edelweiss. So again, into the Mini-Mobile, and off we went in search of schnitzel.
I was not overwhelmed with this movie, although it was different and did have some moments. On my way out of the theater however, I talked to eight or ten others, all of whom gave it a hearty thumbs up. I will say this as an endorsement; no one got shot or killed, and there were no high-speed car chases. Tom Cruise would have been lost in this one, but then heâs not Asian.
For about 7 days this summer my daughter was consistently looking at her phone. While this isnât out of the ordinary, what she was doing was mind-boggling to me. In preparation for moving into the Honors House at Kansas State University she had downloaded an app that allowed her to visualize what the interior of her dorm room might look like. She would longingly look at the 2â by 4â screen and picture herself there with her roommate succeeding in this wonderful environment that they created through a well-decorated room.
