Life is a Cabaret

The Sun City Strutters are back for their annual performance, dancing their way through music of the 30s, 40s, and 50s with lively tap, ballet, and jazz dance routines. The group is comprised of Sun City residents ranging in age from 50 to 80+ who share the mutual love of dance. Performances will feature special guest vocalists Sara Tustin and Ray Thomas.

The Strutters’ 16th anniversary performance, “Life is a Cabaret,” comes to Drendel Ballroom on Wednesday, June 12, then to the Huntley High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 15.

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Stretching and positivity

The Del Web Fitness Center is now offering a new class called PSE Stretch. It is being offered at both Fountain View and Meadow View Lodges. PSE stands for Positive Serene Experience created by its instructor, Jeanne Silvis.

Stingrays donate in a big way

The Stingrays’ Swim Club held their 7th Annual Charity Auction on Saturday, April 27. This year’s party was hosted at the home of Terry and Linda Hora with Roseann Losasso and Joanie Koplos serving as auctioneers. The afternoon’s festivities raised a total of $1717, which was divided amongst the club and their two chosen charities: Huntley’s Animal House Shelter and the National Down Syndrome Society.

I know it is hard enough to remember what we had for breakfast somedays, much less what we were all doing 4 months ago. For the vast majority of us, though, the answer to both questions would be we were at home.

Hang Your Hat: May 30, 2019

Letters for the week of May 30.

Opening Day for Sun City softball is a grand slam

What was May 4 in Sun City?

“Great day for baseball. Let’s play two,“ said Chuck Hund, President of the Sun City softball team.

Game of Thrones isn’t that great of a show. There, I said it

Although the primary recipient of this week’s Happy Trails doesn’t know I’m writing publicly to him (because I’m writing my column only after reading his), you could consider this an open dialogue between me and Sun Day Columnist TR Kerth. That said, for context you may want to read his column in this edition before reading mine.

Skating past the winter of “Game of Thrones”

It’s here at last — the final season of “Game of Thrones!” Winter is here, when we’ll finally find out if things will end up happily or disastrously for…for…

OK, I’m faking it, because I’ve only seen a couple episodes of GoT over the past seven years or so. But I’ve read plenty about it — or at least just enough to know that it’s cool to call it GoT.

Let’s Dance performs the mysterious Glenn Miller

As the Let’s Dance Big Band prepares for its June 10 concert, Richard Chay explains the theme of this year’s performance.

“2019 marks the 75th year of Glenn Miller’s disappearance,” said Chay, who plays the drums and is the leader of the Let’s Dance Big Band.

Painting with egg-cellence

When sending a huge egg in the mail, careful packing is paramount. But when the egg in question isn’t just a chicken egg, or even a goose egg, but a giant egg made of polystyrene and covered in original artwork that took 110 hours to complete, the stakes are even higher.

With honors

What is something new you can see at the Sun City ballpark?

“Take your camera and go to the softball field, and in the box right off the parking lot by the drinking fountain, you will see a new memorial plaque for softball players who have passed away over the years,” advises Barry Cianciarulo, a Sun City Resident and a Veteran player of the Sun City Cougar 16-inch Softball Team.

Alzheimer’s disease, part 3: What can we do to prevent Alzheimer’s

In its Winter 2019 magazine, The Fisher Center for ALZHEIMER’S Research Foundation explains that “Older women and men who had the highest levels of heart health were at less risk of developing dementia than those who were less heart healthy…”

When shrimp fly

If you know Nancy, you will agree that she is known for her soft spoken, calm demeanor (NOT)!!! This was evident one day when she was in her kitchen cleaning up after lunch. Looking under the sink she noticed a puddle of water where there shouldn’t be one. She got hysterical and immediately started putting up the yellow “caution” tape around the perimeter of her kitchen.

The scoop at Huntley Community Radio

There are lots of exciting changes happening at the mighty 101.5!

Avengers: Endgame: A Marvel-ous Conclusion

I will say it. I am a superhero fan. So for those you aren’t, turn away. But for those are or are into thoughtful plotting and character, we may proceed. I will not deny that there has been a glut of these films out there from both camps. However this film is not devoid of …

A river runs through it

River cruises are on the “wish list” for a large number of Del Webbers. While many have fulfilled that dream and continue to do so, others, still dreaming or making plans.

Ask the Woodchucks: May 16, 2019

Another reader wrote in with additional information on Wet and Forget. A recent reader noted “I have a half-gallon of Wet and Forget left plus the gallon sprayer but being 5-foot-1-inch tall, I just can’t get high enough to remove it and only doing the bottom 1/4 looks awful. Ladder? No way.”

‘Schark’ attack

Our very own Stingrays’ Swim Club member, Mark Schark, recently took top honors in his 55-59 Men’s age group at the Illinois State Masters’ Swim Meet.

Hang Your Hat: May 16, 2019

Letters for the week of May 16.

Ask an Angel: May 16, 2019

With Memorial Day quickly approaching, how can we honor and support my dad, while keeping our family tradition alive?

The Originals

In 1838, the first settler arrived in Huntley, Mr. Grinell. The city continued to grow, with two dairy businesses coming to town, Borden and Dean Foods. The railroad came through, churches were built, along with schools and the post office. In 1998, a groundbreaking was held for Del Webb’s Sun City. And the first residents began moving into the Del Webb Sun City residential development in 1999.

“Our neighbors in Arlington Heights convinced us to come and take a look,” Arlene Selm said. “So, my husband, Dick, and I came and saw the models by where the lodge is. We really had no interest in any of the models. Nothing really caught our attention. But we came back and we fell in love with this model. It wasn’t there the first time we came through.”

A new leaf

Houseplants have always been a favorite for some people. Growing up, my mom always had spider plants hanging down from countertops or pots of ferns sitting on bookshelves. As a kid, I remember planting outdoor plants into indoor pots, just to see if they could grow in the kitchen, as opposed to a little garden we had to share with neighbors. I remember my mom digging through Home Depot and similar stores, looking for indoor greenery. What I don’t remember is my friends’ homes having these same indoor gardens.

Horsing around

Everything was quiet and peaceful at the new Alden Rehab Center in Huntley one recent April day.

Then, suddenly, a horse came trotting into the second floor patient therapy and activity area. Strangely, nurses and patients welcomed the animal happily, and a party was held. Cell phones were quickly turned into cameras.

Village says no to industrial usage of the outlet mall grounds

Huntley’s village board hasn’t made a final decision yet on the future use of the former outlet mall site, but they made an important one in the meantime.

They want mixed commercial uses on the remaining 60 acres, not industrial ones.

20-year cycle

In celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Sun City Community in Huntley, the clubs of Sun City have been solicited to provide information on the beginnings of the club, participate in activities during the Amazing Race scheduled on June 29th and of course they are at the New Residents Orientation to entice the new residents to join the many clubs offering many interests and activities to join.

Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners Annual Spring Plant Sale

This is being written on April 27. It is snowing, hard. Forecasters say more than six inches of the white stuff will fall today.

But this doesn’t faze the Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners organization. They are proceeding full speed ahead with their annual spring plant sale in Woodstock on Sunday, May 19. The event starts at 10 a.m. and runs until everything is sold out.

An Easter mystery: The case of the sketchy sleigh-coon

Easter this year was my first full-contact, no-holds-barred Easter in a long time.

It’s not that Easters didn’t “happen” for me over the past several years. But this was the first one in years that I spent in the good old-fashioned way: inundated by an infestation of kids.

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