Alzheimer’s disease, part 2: More statistics and an explanation of the disease

In 1906, a German physician, Alois Alzheimer, presented a case history of a 51-year-old woman who had suffered from a rare brain disease. After she died, her brain autopsy revealed the shrinking of the brain and the plaques and tangles there that characterize the AD form of dementia. Today, this dreaded infirmary is growing at an alarming rate with number of deaths from AD having more than doubled between 2000 and 2017 (145%). Researchers are desperately searching for a cure.

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When it’s HOT, HOT, HOT

As we all know, this year Sun City is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To kick off this celebration, historian Jake Marino gave a lecture in the Drendel ballroom chronicling the history and growth of Huntley from its inception. After this, there was an SCCAH Board introduction and dedication of a commemorative bench. With all this pomp and circumstance, and in spite of the free cake, we worked up a huge appetite. Jim wanted to celebrate our nine years here in Del Webb and take me for a “hot” lunch date (a “nooner” had a much different meaning years ago)! We wound up going to 750° Cucina Rustica in Cary.

Library Receives $125K Live & Learn Construction Grant

The Huntley Area Public Library was awarded a $125,000 Live & Learn Construction grant by the office of the Secretary of State after scoring a perfect score of 10. The application was submitted in January of 2019 in hopes of securing funds for a much-needed roofing project for the nearly 22-year-old building.

In this edition, we are focusing on Sandhill Cranes, which, in contrast, are migratory birds that have also made an impressive recovery from near extinction, though not as numerous as their feathered brethren, the geese.

A Tale of Two Tails

February 2012: Wildwood, Missouri

My wife Annamarie and I had been called into action. Our Grandchildren Michael and Claire needed someone to watch over them while our son Bill and our daughter-in-law Paula went to Hawaii on a much-deserved vacation.

Watching two well-behaved young teens was a breeze; they were more than self-sufficient; a little breakfast in the morning, they were off to school, leaving us plenty of leisure time during the day. Lest I forget we also had to “care-take” two puppy dogs. One of them our little white Molly, the other their dog Jet, who true to his name, was black. Each of them weighed between 15-20 pounds, and they got along famously.

The problem with picking the perfect super power

My son Dave and the grandkids spent last weekend at my house, and over breakfast we got around to talking about all the important things, like what kind of super power we’d like to have.

My grandson Jack jumped immediately to telekinesis, the power to move objects with his mind. “Well,” I said, “of course we’ll have to have some limits to our powers, right? I mean, I’d hate to find that you plunked the moon into my back yard.”

“OK,” he said, “what are my limits?”

Like it’s 1999

In 2019, Del Webb Sun City is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and while for many this is an opportunity to reflect on the past, many see it as an important opportunity to look to the future.

Looking forward to Sun City’s Club announcements about anniversary shenanigans still to come, the Tall Oaks Tennis Clubs (TOTC) is having some fun in planning their Tennis Kickoff with the big anniversary in mind.