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Did you know that some 40% of American citizens over the age of 50 still use aspirins for their primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease? These older seniors began this aspirin regimen in the 1980s with the strong emergence, at that time, of potential heart benefits for the medicine’s use.
If you live within a two to three mile radius of my house, there is a 99.9% chance you know Laurel and Hardy. Outside our borders the percentage drops precipitously. Case in point, the young lady at the refreshment stand asked me what movie I was going to see, I replied Stan and Ollie. She got a slightly glassy look in her eyes and asked “what’s that”?
The path that my son Christopher is traversing while determining which college to attend has been long and arduous. What started as fun Saturday afternoon strolls around picturesque campuses quickly became spending hours sitting in front of a computer writing essays, ordering test scores, and hitting the submit button while silently praying that he had done enough to receive the prized ‘You’ve been accepted’ email.
At the January 23 meeting of Sun City members and the first 2019 quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, a major harvest of information took place.
We are working 24/7, day and night, through rain, sleet, snow, and arthritis, to find new restaurants for our loyal readers. There is no rest for restaurant critics!
My father’s dementia is progressing, and he has gone from being a mild and loving man to one that is mean and obstinate. I don’t know how to deal with his outbursts. I’ve spoken to his doctor, but I didn’t get much help from him. How do I deal with him lovingly, rather than play into his mean spirit?
I remember reading in your column about replacing the switch that controls the front porch and garage lights that includes the flashing in case of emergency. Can you tell me what to get for a replacement for this switch?
In 2014, when the Sun Day published its initial history of Sun City, an important part of the story was inadvertently left out. This is an unusual Chapter two, going backwards a long time before Del Webb came to Illinois. It’s about the beginning of Del Webb’s first active adult community outside of the Sun Belt. And it’s about a determined, persistent woman from Schaumburg who played a special role in it.
For anyone who’s read my columns since the paper’s inception, you’ll know that I’m not partial to New Year’s resolutions, and I don’t subscribe to them. Resolutions, yes. Just not at the turn of the year, because I think that “fresh start” mentality is shaky ground to build your motivation on. However, that does not mean that folly doesn’t occur any time someone decides to make a change.
My ceiling fan is haunted. I know, you might not believe in ghosts. I didn’t either, until an old Buick I once owned decided to lock and unlock its doors every now and then throughout the night. The garage was right beneath my bedroom, so I could hear it every time it happened.
My ceiling fan is haunted.
I know, you might not believe in ghosts. I didn’t either, until an old Buick I once owned decided to lock and unlock its doors every now and then throughout the night. The garage was right beneath my bedroom, so I could hear it every time it happened.
Dennis O’Leary has served Sun City in so many ways for the last decade, he can’t exactly remember all the details. After he was re-elected President of the Sun City Community Board of Directors for the fourth consecutive year on January 9, he was asked if he is the longest-serving Board president ever. He had to stop and think about it. The short answer is yes, he is.
Dennis O’Leary has served Sun City in so many ways for the last decade, he can’t exactly remember all the details.
After he was re-elected President of the Sun City Community Board of Directors for the fourth consecutive year on January 9, he was asked if he is the longest-serving Board president ever. He had to stop and think about it.
The short answer is yes, he is.
MCRide, the county’s dial-a-ride service, will ring in the new year with the addition of Sunday rides and an increased service area. Starting January 1, riders will be able to use MCRide from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The service area also will expand to include Fox River Grove, as well as three new destinations.
New businesses are coming into Huntley constantly, and the last few months were no exception. Major news coming out of the village’s economic development department last week revealed that the former Chevrolet auto dealership on south Route 47 next to General RV is being replaced. Coming soon is the More Brewing Company, with a restaurant, brewery, and taproom.
New businesses are coming into Huntley constantly, and the last few months were no exception.
Major news coming out of the village’s economic development department last week revealed that the former Chevrolet auto dealership on south Route 47 next to General RV is being replaced. Coming soon is the More Brewing Company, with a restaurant, brewery, and taproom.
If you have never played bingo here in Sun City, then you will have to wait in line. Linda Bahwell, who works at the registration desk, catches all of the action. “It’s a lot of fun. These ladies get here before we do! Our community donates some great prizes and it’s a great social occasion,” she said.
If you have never played bingo here in Sun City, then you will have to wait in line.
Linda Bahwell, who works at the registration desk, catches all of the action.
“It’s a lot of fun. These ladies get here before we do! Our community donates some great prizes and it’s a great social occasion,” she said.
The holidays are over, and we’re still trying to pay our bills and make amends to all the relatives we offended. It’s freezing cold outside, and there’s not much to do but hunker down and wait for the inevitable spring thaw. Imagine how excited I was when Jim said he wanted to go to Antigua!
Are you searching for several ways to make the world a happier place to live in, not just on the calendar day of April 30th: “Pay It Forward Day”? You’ve come to the right place for info.
Are you searching for several ways to make the world a happier place to live in, not just on the calendar day of April 30th: “Pay It Forward Day”?
You’ve come to the right place for info.
I am often asked how we know how to repair so many different things. We have all been fixing things for 40-60 years, so we have a lot of experience, but the internet has added substantially to our competence.
James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, is brought to the screen in an extraordinary adaptation by director Barry Jenkins. The story is set in Harlem in the 1970s and tells the story of two young lovers played by Kiki Layne (Tish) and Stephan James (Fonny). Friends from early childhood their relationship evolves into an enduring and everlasting one.
James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, If
Beale Street Could Talk, is brought to the screen in an extraordinary adaptation by director Barry Jenkins. The story is set in Harlem in the 1970s and tells the story of two young lovers played by Kiki Layne (Tish) and Stephan James (Fonny). Friends from early childhood their relationship evolves into an enduring and everlasting one.
I need to slow down. I am a caregiver to both my parents and I am burning the candle at both ends. I need a little motivation to help me. I do give myself permission to take a break, but I get right back into a frantic pace. Help!
T’was the 18thof December and look at our car, all gassed up, shined up, and ready to go far. The luggage was packed with clothes for all weather, and believe you me, not light as a feather. And so, armed with beef jerky and Twizzlers, began the Dining Duo’s “Christmas Vacation” to see the grand kids in Jupiter, Florida.
T’was the 18thof December and look at our car, all gassed up, shined up, and ready to go far. The luggage was packed with clothes for all weather, and believe you me, not light as a feather.
And so, armed with beef jerky and Twizzlers, began the Dining Duo’s “Christmas Vacation” to see the grand kids in Jupiter, Florida.
This is the first in a series of stories on the Huntley Area Library District’s proposal for a $12.9 million addition to its building at Main Street and Ruth Road in Huntley. The district tentatively plans to place a proposal to voters on the ballot in the April 2 election to fund the expansion.
This is the first in a series of stories on the Huntley Area Library District’s proposal for a $12.9 million addition to its building at Main Street and Ruth Road in Huntley.
The district tentatively plans to place a proposal to voters on the ballot in the April 2 election to fund the expansion.
Before I get started, let me explain. I didn’t make it. I lost my way. I failed. At the outset of 2018, my goal was to read 24 books this year (two for every month), but I didn’t achieve it. Despite always having a book or two weighing down my purse (pages getting dog-eared, crumbs between the pages), and often purchasing new books that caught my eye every time I went to Target (“If I buy it, then I know I’ll read it”), it didn’t happen.
I spent this holiday season in Naples, Florida, where my wife and I bought a home in 2009 to escape the bitter Chicago winters. On Christmas morning this year, I slipped my kayak into the water by the Jolley Bridge at Marco Island and paddled the Big Marco River westward toward the Gulf of Mexico, tugged by the falling tide. The wind was northerly — neither help nor hindrance just yet.
I spent this holiday season in Naples, Florida, where my wife and I bought a home in 2009 to escape the bitter Chicago winters.
On Christmas morning this year, I slipped my kayak into the water by the Jolley Bridge at Marco Island and paddled the Big Marco River westward toward the Gulf of Mexico, tugged by the falling tide. The wind was northerly — neither help nor hindrance just yet.
“The Bellak/Benker/Kozior Christmas Eve tradition started 100 years ago. We are now over five generations,” said Allison Parise, daughter of Sun City residents Art and Ann Benker. The multi-generation and multi-family celebration also includes a multitude of food and activities.
“The Bellak/Benker/Kozior Christmas Eve tradition started 100 years ago. We are now over five generations,” said Allison Parise, daughter of Sun City residents Art and Ann Benker.
The multi-generation and multi-family celebration also includes a multitude of food and activities.
First a belated Happy New Year to my friends at the fitness center, Ed, Bernie, Tony and Russ, I hope to get back soon. It’s been a few weeks since we published, so there is a little catching up to do.
First a belated Happy New Year to my friends at the fitness center, Ed, Bernie, Tony and Russ, I hope to get back soon.
It’s been a few weeks since we published, so there is a little catching up to do.
The next time air raid sirens go off in Chicago, people are going to think, “What’s happening to the White Sox?” Whoever heard of a fly ball being called a “can of corn?” If an opposing batter strikes out at U.S. Cellular Field, where does he go, after Ken Harrelson says, “he gone.”
The next time air raid sirens go off in Chicago, people are going to think, “What’s happening to the White Sox?”
Whoever heard of a fly ball being called a “can of corn?”
If an opposing batter strikes out at U.S. Cellular Field, where does he go, after Ken Harrelson says, “he gone.”
This is a summary of the most significant and relevant items from the December 5 meeting of the Sun City Board of Directors.
Wall Street Journal’s 2016 article “Nice People Really Do Have More Fun” explores the topic that even though “Selfish nastiness is all the rage (these days)…research shows that pleasant behavior leads to more success and happiness in life.” This was especially proven by two British scientists in 2010 when they looked into the effects of engaging in small daily acts of kindness.
I’m wondering if lock boxes are allowed here at Sun City? I know other Del Webb communities allow them. How would one go about getting one and who could install it?
We gathered at mom’s house for the holidays and it was obvious something has changed for her. We found her house a mess, papers all over the place, and she looked a little unkempt. My mom has always been very tidy and organized, so these findings were a little unsettling. I am going to suggest she thinks about her options, but I don’t even know what is available. What do families do in this situation?
