Gingerbread houses also became popular with the Brothers Grimm’s Hansel and Gretel. They find a house made entirely of treats deep in the forest.

Reading about book clubs online, she came across clear ornaments filled with miniatures of books. She started making a unique ornament for her granddaughter to commemorate her role in Sun City’s production of The Sound of Music.

That’s the power of music. That’s an occurrence that happens often at Sun City’s Prairie Lodge. Sun City resident Jim Sura plays the grand piano in the lodge while residents walk, play cards, or meet near the Fountain View area. He even plays when no one is around.

Colleen Flaherty, marketing assistant, said, “SHS has a unique peer-to-peer model to caregiving. Seniors connect best with other seniors because of their common life experiences, compassion, and appreciation for the aging process. Seniors who need services, receivers, are carefully matched with seniors who render services, providers, creating mutually rewarding relationships.”

Family, neighbors, and friends attended the celebration. The weather cooperated, allowing the guests to wander outside for conversation and enjoy the perfect weather. Other guests sat upstairs in the loft and watched while others danced to the familiar music of their youth provided by the band Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones.

The sculptures gave pause to residents as they passed them on the way to a meeting or getting their steps in for the day. The three sculptures tell a story.

Applegate is aware of some of the story.

“My father retired in August 1975 at the rank of E—9, Chief Master Sergeant serving in the Strategic Air Command (SAC), working at The Vault,” he said.

CPR can increase survival for cardiac arrest victims by up to four times.

Karen Makowski, Sun City resident and board member of the Huntley Historical Society, said, “We are hoping to preserve this history of the Village of Huntley, which was founded in 1851 by Thomas Huntley. His home still stands here in Huntley.”

Gilbert said, “The story of the quilt began with my visit to Yad Vashem in Israel; The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in 1996. Inspiration hit me when I saw the sculpture of a train car. I came home to make the quilt. I cried while I was making this quilt.”

My Sun Day News forwarded surveys to each of the candidates.

In Sun City, one neighborhood published their residents’ favorite recipes in the ‘Sun City Huntley Neighborhood 3 Cookbook.’ Sandy Smith coordinated the effort.

Joyce Zito, a Sun City resident, is trying to spread the word about ovarian cancer and is asking for help. According to information from the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer mainly develops in older women. About half of the women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are 63 years or older.

Richard Meyers, a manager at Culvers said, “It was a magical moment in time.”

Each stitch on the quilts is a labor of love completed by the women in The Quilts of Valor to show appreciation and gratitude to veterans serving the United States of America.

“I’ve been there 8 months,” Smith said. “I’ve worked at animal shelters since I was 20.”

According to Smith, volunteering is a true passion.

Johns, a Sun City resident, is the founder and director of The Monarch Center for Women’s Leadership Development. She is a retired university professor and has authored textbooks in health care and leadership.

What gave her the idea to start writing fiction?

Membership chairman Jim Jones of Union described the purpose of the 100-member club.

“We go to area fairs, as we were just at Harvard Milk Days, have tractor treks to places like Lake Geneva, Wis. and work with FFA Alumni and McHenry County Farm Bureau.”