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October 22, 2015

Submissions

Hang Your Hat: July 16, 2015

Letters for the week of July 16

Hang Your Hat: July 2, 2015

Letters for the week of July 2.

Hang Your Hat: June 18, 2015

Letters for the week of June 18.

Let’s go… play tennis

A couple of years ago, I moved to Sun City to join my new-found love. As a bonus, I also found a wonderful environment. I knew right away that I had made the right decision to move here. I found the man of my dreams and a community that I fell in love with!

Hang Your Hat: May 21, 2015

While I sympathize with the people who were injured, how about an article on what Simon is going to do to improve the mall? In my opinion, they have missed the boat if they don’t realize that they have built-in customers across the road. Instead of a food court, what about a family-type restaurant with …

Argh! It’s time to raise some money

Relay for Life is scheduled to take place on June 12, starting at 6 p.m. at the Huntley Park District.

Hang Your Hat: May 7, 2015

Letters for the week of May 7.

Hang Your Hat: April 23, 2015

Letters for the week of April 23

Final Weeks of Historic Photo Contest

The weather is perfect for amateur photographers to take photos, which can be entered in the “Huntley – Then and Now” photo contest. Entries will compare a vintage photograph of a Huntley scene with a current photograph of the Huntley scene as it looks today. Entries are due May 1. Complete contest details and contest …

A Valentine’s Day bonanza for charity

For the seventh consecutive year, Sun City’s Stingray Swim Club celebrated Valentine’s Day. This year the festivities actually were held on Feb. 14.

Hang Your Hat: March 12, 2015

Letters for the week of March 12

Hang your hat: February 12, 2015

Letters for the week of February 12.

In appreciation for a job well done

Jim Van Fleet, a friend to many in Sun City and respected community leader, ran out of time on the morning of Jan. 12. Jim devoted the time he was given on this earth and in this place to loving his family, earning the respect of his neighbors and friends, and devoting countless hours to community service. What better way to devote a lifetime? Jim lived a life of giving rather than taking.

Hang Your Hat: January 29, 2015

Letters for the week of January 29

Hang Your Hat: January 15, 2015

Letters for the week of January 15.

Ladies luncheon donation

On December 9, Kathy Sapko, from the Royal Atwoods section of N-3 in Sun City Del Webb, hosted a Ladies Christmas Luncheon. Approximately 30 women attended, and instead of exchanging gifts, it was decided that the ladies would make a donation to the Grafton Food Pantry of women’s personal items that the Pantry had suggested.

An afternoon at the Swan Lake Ballet

As a very young child, I remember listening to beautiful classical piano music such as Frederic Chopin’s Polonaise in G Minor. For many years of her own youth, my mother, Marcella, had been trained in the classic form of ballet known as “pointe.”

Hang Your Hat: December 18, 2014

When my husband and I bought our home in Sun City over 15 years ago, we knew it was a community for the ACTIVE ADULT as it said it in it’s name. That has not changed.

Hang Your Hat: December 4, 2014

Letters for the week of December 4.

Resident Reporter: November 6, 2014

I was able to secure a front row seat for a Floral Spectacular on October 29 at Huntley High School. This event was the brain-child of Lions Club President Helen Anderson.

Hang Your Hat: November 6, 2014

Letters to the editor.

Resident Reporter: October 23, 2014

On Oct. 10, Neighborhood 18 (Monarch Ridge) celebrated their 10th year as neighbors. Known as The Neighborhood That Cares, approximately 90-plus residents attended this special event in the Drendel Ballroom. Our Activity Committee planned this special event, inviting all our neighbors and included former neighbors who lived here and moved.

Hang Your Hat: September 25, 2014

Letters to the editor.

Hoofers and Hunks getting ready for 12th annual show

The Hoofers and Hunks are working hard to present an entertaining tap show for their families and residents of Sun City at the end of September. The shows will be 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, September 28. An additional show will be 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29. All shows will be at Drendel Ballroom at Prairie Lodge.

My first car

During my first and second years of attending the U of I (Navy Pier) in Chicago, (long before the U of I Circle Campus constructed), I used the CTA, (Chicago Transit Authority) from my parent’s home near Belmont Ave./Elston to Howard St. (elevated), to Grand Ave to the Navy Pier. It was really a drag, especially in winter.

Political Place: September 11, 2014

Note: The views expressed in these political submissions do not reflect those of the Sun Day, its staff, or those associated to the Sun Day.